Question

The oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde, in presence of chromyi chloride, is called:

• A. Reimer-Tiemann reaction
• B. Etard reaction
• C. Cannizzaros reaction
• D. Wurtz reaction

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Etard reaction

Answer 2

The oxidation of toluene in presence of $Cr{{O}_{2}}C{{l}_{2}}$ (chromyi chloride) is called Etards reaction.