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How is benzoic acid prepared from: (1) n-butyl benzene (2) toluene?

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SOLUTION :When an alkyl BENZENE is heated with strong oxidizing asgents likeacidic or alkline `KMnO_(4)` or acidified `K_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)`, etc. gives aromatic carboxyllic acid. The alkyl SIDE chain gets oxidised to `-COOH` group irrespective of the size of the chain.


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