Question
Chemistry Question on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
How will you prepare the following compounds from benzene?You may use any inorganic reagent and any organic reagent having not more than one carbon atom
(i)Methyl benzoate
(ii) m-Nitrobenzoic acid
(iii)p-Nitrobenzoic acid
(iv)Phenylacetic acid
(v)p-Nitrobenzaldehyde.
Answer
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)