Reagent used to distinguish phenol from carboxylic acid
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Phenols and carboxylic acids can be easily distinguished by sodium bicarbonate test.
sodium bicarbonate is a weak base, carboxylic acids are stronger acids than phenols and they easily react with weak base like sodium bicarbonate...
Carboxylic acids react with sodium bicarbonate to give a sodium salt of the acid and carbon dioxide gas, and water molecules; whereas Phenols have no reaction with sodium bicarbonate.
sodium bicarbonate is a weak base, carboxylic acids are stronger acids than phenols and they easily react with weak base like sodium bicarbonate...
Carboxylic acids react with sodium bicarbonate to give a sodium salt of the acid and carbon dioxide gas, and water molecules; whereas Phenols have no reaction with sodium bicarbonate.
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