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How do I make phenol from salicylic acid

JMAPScience
in Organic Chemistry

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I want to make phenol from salicylic acid. I was hopping that I could decompose it with heat and collect phenol. Could anyone please give a procedure.

 

I don't have any ground glass but I have test tubes, flasks, beakers and a distillation apparatus.

  • 1 month later...

Heating will only cause decarboxylation, and that too of just one carboxylic group.

Sorry, I misread salicylic acid to be succinic acid. Theoretically, heating should work.

Edited by rktpro

  • 6 months later...

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