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In Kolbe's reaction instead of phenol, phenoxide ion is treated with `CO_2`. Why?

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Phenoxide ion is more reactive than phenol towards electrophilic aromatic substitution and can undergo electrophilic substitution easily with `CO_2`, which is a weak electrophile.
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