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How is carbolic acid is prepared from the aniline

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Answered by itsshreyashahi
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This is a one-step process.

When aniline (C6H5NH2) is warmed with a mixture of sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid (nitrous acid), phenol (C6H5OH) is formed. Carbolic acid is another name of phenol.

C6H5NH2 + HNO2 = C6H5OH + N2 + H2O

At very low temperatures (below 5 degree C), the above reaction yields benzenediazonium chloride.


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