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How the following conversion can be carried out? Benzyl alcohol to 2-phenylethanoic acid

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Benzyl liquor to 2 phenyl ethanoic Acid: Benzyl liquor responds with PCl5 to shape benzyl chloride.

Benzyl chloride responds with KCN (nucleophilic substitution) to get C6H5CH2CN at that point do finish hydrolysis of the cyanide to get 2 phenyl ethanoic corrosive.

ii) C2H5Cl + KCN - > C2H5CN + KCl then C2H5CN + H2O (H+) - > C2H5COOH (propanoic corrosive).

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