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Convert benzoic acid to benzyl ethanoate, benzoic anhydride.

Convert benzoic acid to benzyl ethanoate, benzoic anhydride.
 

Grade:12

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
Use KMnO4 with heat reagent to convert first the benzoic to benzene.
Then use acylation reagent to convert benzene to  benzyl ethanoate.
For  benzoic anhydride. use acylation reagent twice with Gignard reagent.

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