How we convert phenol into aspirin
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Step 1: Add sodium hydroxide to phenol in order to obtain sodium phenoxide ion.
Step 2: Now under the high temperature and and pressure add allow phenoxde ion to react with carbon dioxide gas to give salicyclic acid .Also known as Kolbe's reaction.
Step 3: reaction of saliccylic acid with acetic anhydride in presence of acetic acid will yield an aspirin as a product.
Reaction are shown in image.
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