· Explain the manufacture of anisole, cresol and salol
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Anisole, or methoxybenzene, is an organic compound with the formula CH3OC6H5. ... The compound is mainly made synthetically and is a precursor to other synthetic compounds. It is an ether. It can be prepared by the Williamson ether synthesis; sodium phenoxide is reacted with a methyl halide to yield anisole.
Chemical formula: C7H8O
Structure and production
About half of the world's supply of cresols are extracted from coal tar. The rest is produced by hydrolysis of chlorotoluenes or the related sulfonates. Another method entals methylation of phenol with methanol over a solid acid catalyst, often comprising magnesium oxide or alumina.
Also known as salol, it can be formed by heating salicylic acid with phenol and is used in the manufacture of some polymers, lacquers, adhesives, waxes and polishes. ... It is a benzoate ester, a member of phenols and a member of salicylates. It derives from a salicylic acid.