Phenol is treated with NaOH, then with CO2 (4-7 atm, 400 K), and acidified to give X. X is then heated with ethanoic anh

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Phenol is treated with NaOH, then with CO2 (4-7 atm, 400 K), and acidified to give X. X is then heated with ethanoic anhydride in the presence of a few drops of conc. H2SO4 to give Y. Y is

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2-acetoxybenzoic acid (aspirin)

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phenyl ethanoate

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4-acetoxybenzoic acid

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methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate

Phenol is treated with $NaOH$ , then with $CO X_{2}$ (4-7 atm, 400 K), and acidified to give X. X is then heated with ethanoic anhydride in the presence of a few drops of conc. $H X_{2} SO X_{4}$ to give Y. Y is

Answer: B

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Phenol is treated with NaOH, then with COX2​ (4-7 atm, 400 K), and acidified to give X. X is then heated with ethanoic anhydride in the presence of a few drops of conc. HX2​SOX4​ to give Y. Y is

Answer: B

More questions on Phenols: acidity, Kolbe, Reimer-Tiemann, electrophilic substitution

Phenol is treated with $NaOH$ , then with $CO X_{2}$ (4-7 atm, 400 K), and acidified to give X. X is then heated with ethanoic anhydride in the presence of a few drops of conc. $H X_{2} SO X_{4}$ to give Y. Y is