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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

How will you convert
1.benzoic acid into benzoyl alcohol
2.benzioc acid into benzoic anhydride
3.acetic acid into propanoic acid
4.benzoic acid into methyl benzoate
5.formic acid into oxalic acid

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7 Years agoGrade 12
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7 Years ago
The oxidative reaction: benzyl alcohol-benzaldehyde-benzoic acid was investigated in time in aqueous solutions of benzyl alcohol widely used as a preservative in medicine and cosmetology. ... The presence of benzaldehyde andbenzoic acid in these solutions was controlled by liquid chromatography on silica sorbent in water.