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At 400 K sodium phenoxide reacts with\[C{{O}_{2}}\]to produce:

A)  catechol

B)  sodium salicylate

C)  benzoic acid

D)  salicylaldehyde

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

 Sodium phenoxide and\[C{{O}_{2}}\]reacts at 390-415 K to produce sodium salicylate by Kolbe reaction \[\underset{sod.\text{ }salicylate}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}ONa}}\,+C{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow[{}]{390-415K}\]