MHT CET 202623 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- MHT CET
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 23 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
MHT CET 2026 · 23 April · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
Identify the product of Kolbe's reaction from following.
Identify the product of Kolbe's reaction from following.
Options
- ASalicylic acid (o-hydroxybenzoic acid)
- Bp-Cresol
- CAnisole
- DBenzaldehyde
Correct answer
A. Salicylic acid (o-hydroxybenzoic acid)
Step-by-step solution
Kolbe's reaction involves the treatment of phenol with sodium hydroxide to form sodium phenoxide.
Sodium phenoxide undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution with carbon dioxide under pressure and elevated temperature.
Subsequent acidification of the reaction mixture yields salicylic acid (o-hydroxybenzoic acid) as the major product.
Therefore, the product of Kolbe's reaction is salicylic acid.
Answer: Salicylic acid (o-hydroxybenzoic acid)
Sodium phenoxide undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution with carbon dioxide under pressure and elevated temperature.
Subsequent acidification of the reaction mixture yields salicylic acid (o-hydroxybenzoic acid) as the major product.
Therefore, the product of Kolbe's reaction is salicylic acid.
Answer: Salicylic acid (o-hydroxybenzoic acid)