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Hello everyone! I really need your help. Our teacher wants us to "produce" salicylic acid from C but she told us "do not make the real equation, I want you to produce it only by using equations you've done". However, we haven't done such equations. Till now I have written this:
C + 2H₂ ---t°,Ni,P---> CH₄
2CH₃Cl + 2Na ---> C₂H₆ + 2NaCl
C₂H₆ --t°--> C₂H₄ + H₂
C₂H₄ --t°--> C₂H₂ + H₂
3C₂H₂ --t°,Ni,P---> C₆H₆
C₆H₆ + Cl₂ ---> C₆H₅Cl + HCl
C₆H₅Cl + NaOH ---> C₆H₅OH + NaCl
C₆H₅OH + Na ---> C₆H₅ONa + 1/2 H₂
And now I really don't know what am I supposed to do Does someone have an idea what more do I need?
Thank you

Try o solve this problem "backwards"
For example, salicylic acid can be produced from phenol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid
Use Wikipedia as your source

This reaction is doubtful
C₆H₅Cl + NaOH ---> C₆H₅OH + NaCl

Some alkylchlorides can do this but not arylchlorides

expert wrote:Try o solve this problem "backwards"
For example, salicylic acid can be produced from phenol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid
Use Wikipedia as your source

This reaction is doubtful
C₆H₅Cl + NaOH ---> C₆H₅OH + NaCl

Some alkylchlorides can do this but not arylchlorides

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