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How carbolic acid is prepared from benzene sulphonic acid ?
Prepare carbolic acid from benzene sulphonic acid.
Solution
Preparation of Carbolic acid (Phenol) from Benzene sulphonic acid (C6H6SO3H):
a) When benzene sulphonic acid is neutralised by aqueous sodium hydroxide (NaOH),
sodium benzene sulphonate is obtained.
b) Dry sodium benzene sulphonate when fused with excess of sodium hydroxide at 573K,
sodium phenoxide is obtained along with sodium sulphite (Na2SO3).
c) sodium phenoxide when hydrolysed by heating with dilute sulphuric acid, phenol is
obtained.
When a current of carbon dioxide is passed through aqueous sodium phenoxide, phenol is obtained as product.
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