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In Dow's process, the starting raw mater...

In Dow's process, the starting raw material is

A

phenol

B

chlorobenzene

C

aniline

D

diazobenzene

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B
In Dow's process, firstly sodium phenoxide is obtained by the reaction of chlorobenzene with NaOH at 573-623K and 200 atm, which on acid hydrolysis forms phenol .
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