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Salol is prepared from...

Salol is prepared from

A

salicylic acid and phenol

B

salicylic acid and methyl alchol

C

both of these

D

none of these

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A
Salol, phenyl salicylate (colourless crystals, `mp.43^(@)C`) is prepared by heating salicylic acid with phenol in the presence of phosphoryl chloride `(POCl_(3))`

It can also be prepared by heating sodium salicylate with sodium phenoxide in the presence of `POCL_(3)`.
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