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Explain Kolbe's reaction.

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When phenol is treated with sodium hydroxide gives sodium phenate which is heated with carbon dioxide, to `140^(@)C` under 6-7 atm pressure sodium salicylate is formed which on acidification with dil hydrochloric acid gives salicylic acid.
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