How will you bring about the following conversions in not more than two steps? Benzoic acid to m- Nitrobenzyl alcohol
Answers
This Conversion can be brought in 2 steps. There will be 2 steps to solve this.
Step 1 ⇒
Benzoic Acid reacts with the Concentrated Ntric acid to form m-Nitro Benzoic acid.
Reaction is,
C₆H₅COOH + HO-NO₂ ---------NO₂C₆H₅COOH
Step 2 ⇒
When this compound formed undergoes the Reduction in the Presence of the LiAlH₄, It will forms, m- Nitrobenzyl alcohol.
Reaction is,
NO₂C₆H₅COOH -----LiAlH₄------- NO₂C₆H₅CH₂OH
Refers to the attachment for the Diagramatical Representation.
Hope it helps.
Here the Benzoic acid which will be represented as the Benzene ring along with the attachment of COOH.
It is reacted in the presence of LiAlH4 and H2O which will give a Benzene ring with the attachment of CH2OH.
It will react in the presence of HNO3/H2SO4 which will give out m- Nitrobenzyl alcohol.