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  4. The reaction involved in the oil of winter green test is Salicylic text acid xrightarrow[conc.H2SO4]Δ product . The product is treated with Na2CO3 solution. The missing reagent in the above reaction is

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Q. The reaction involved in the oil of winter green test is $ Salicylic\text{ }acid\xrightarrow[conc.{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}]{\Delta }product $ . The product is treated with $ N{{a}_{2}}C{{O}_{3}} $ solution. The missing reagent in the above reaction is

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Solution:

Methanol reacts with salicylic acid in the presence of a few drops of cone. $ {{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}} $ to give methyl salicylate having the smell of oil of winter green.

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