phenol rxn ??

Does phenol react with NaHCO3 ?
I thought it did not but then in a text book called Bahl & Bahl they showed a rxn where it reacted with Sodium bicarbonate to form sodium phenoxide and water ??

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coolpal ·

as per my knowledge phenol doesn't react wid NaHCO3 bt reacts wid NaoH to form sod. phenoxide and gives water.

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kartik sondhi ·

it reacts with NaHCO3 giving sodium Phenoxide with CO2 and H2O

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