Kolbe-Schmitt reaction

noun

A carboxylation chemical reaction that involves treating phenol with sodium hydroxide to form sodium phenoxide, then heating sodium phenoxide with carbon dioxide under pressure, then treating the product with sulfuric acid. The final product is salicylic acid.

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Kolbe process
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Meanings

nounKolbe-Schmitt reaction (plural Kolbe-Schmitt reactions)

plural Kolbe-Schmitt reactions

  1. A carboxylation chemical reaction that involves treating phenol with sodium hydroxide to form sodium phenoxide, then heating sodium phenoxide with carbon dioxide under pressure, then treating the product with sulfuric acid. The final product is salicylic acid.

    Synonyms: Kolbe process

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA carboxylation chemical reaction that involves treating phenol with sodium hydroxide to form sodium phenoxide, then heating sodium phenoxide with carbon dioxide under pressure, then treating the product with sulfuric acid. The final product is salicylic acid.

Similar
Kolbe process

Origin

Named after Hermann Kolbe and Rudolf Schmitt.

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