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EXHIBIT 24.2
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each undersigned officer of Solutia Inc. (the "Company"), a
Delaware corporation, does hereby appoint Karl R. Barnickol and Karen L.
Knopf, each of them with full power to act without the other, as true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact, to sign on that undersigned officer's
behalf the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any Amendments thereto
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933 covering the registration of securities of the
Company to be issued under the Solutia Inc. 2000 Stock-Based Incentive
Plan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney as of
this 26th day of April, 2000.
/s/ Robert A. Clausen /s/ James M. Sullivan
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Robert A. Clausen James M. Sullivan
Senior Vice President Vice President and Controller
and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
(Principal Financial Officer)
