Question

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

1. Methyl benzoate

2. m-Nitrobenzoic acid

3. p-Nitrobenzoic acid

4. Phenylacetic acid

5. p-Nitrobenzaldehyde.

Answer 1

1. Benzene to methyl benzoate

1. Benzene to m-Nitrobenzoic acid

1. Benzene to p-Nitrobenzoic acid

1. Benzene to phenyl acetic acid

1. Benzene to p-nitro benzaldehyde