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Aromatic sulfonic acids can be converted to the corresponding phenols by forming a melt with sodium hydroxide. Acidification liberates phenol.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

  +  
NaOH
         
  +  
Na+
  +  
[HSO3]
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Benzenesulfonic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Phenol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Bisulfite ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Industrial Process: Organic
Substitution: Nucleophilic Aromatic

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