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Q.
Identify number of reactions that would give salicylic acid as major product.
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Solution:
Three reaction, (b), (c) and (e) would give salicylic acid as major product.
Reaction (a) is Reimer-Tiemann reaction and would give Salicyaldehyde as major product.
Product in (a) is:
Reaction (b) is Kolbe Schmitt reaction, and would give salicylic acid as major product.
Product in (b) is:
Reaction (c) is extension of Reimer-Tiemann reaction and give salicylic acid as major product.
Reaction (d) is Reimer-Tiemann reaction and give salicyaldehyde as major product.
Reaction (e) is oxidative ozonlysis:
Hence the answer is:
Three reactions $(b, c$ and $e)$ would give salicylic acid as major product.
