Salicylic acid can be prepared by treating phenol with:

  • A
    Methyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride
  • B
    Carbon dioxide under pressure in sodium hydroxide solution
  • C
    Chloroform and concentrated sodium hydroxide
  • D
    Sodium nitrite and a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid

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