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