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Journal of Chemical Research

From January 2000, the monthly Journal of Chemical Research has been owned and published by Science Reviews Ltd.




Paper

J. Chem. Res. (S), 1999, 114 - 115, DOI: 10.1039/a805032e


Solvent-assisted Carboxylation of Alkali Metal Phenoxide with Carbon Dioxide

Yoshio Kosugi, Kazufumi Takahashi and Yoshio Imaoka


The carboxylation of alkali metal phenoxide with carbon dioxide gives not only ortho- but also para-hydroxybenzoic acids at room temperature, unlike the well-known Kolbe–Schmitt reaction.