conversion of phenol to methylsalicylate
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Phenol (1) is reacted with sodium hydroxyde (NaOH) and CO2 to add a carboxylic acid to the molecule, in order to obtain salicylic acid (2), a process called the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction. Compound 2 is then methylated to obtain methyl salicylate (3)
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