Explain the following with an example. Kolbe’s reaction.

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Kolbe’s Reaction: it is a carboxylation chemical reaction that proceeds by heating sodium phenoxide(the sodium salt of phenol)with carbon dioxide under pressure(100 atm,125°C), then treating the product with a sulphuric acid. The final product is salicylic acid (the precursor to aspirin).

The reaction is given as:

The mechanism is given below:

The reaction is given as:

The mechanism is given below:

Explain the following with an example.Kolbe’s reaction.

Explain the following with an example.
Kolbe’s reaction.