Question

how will you convert toluene to carboxylic acid​

Answer 1

Answer:

Using KMnO4 in KOH

Explanation:

alkanes gets converted to alcohol and alcohol to aldehyde and aldehyde to acid.

Answer 2

Process of conversion of  toluene to carboxylic acid​:

Explanation:

Conversion of  toluene to carboxylic acid​is carried out by the process of oxidation.

• We can prepare Benzoic Acid from Toluene By oxidizing it.
• Basically toluene need to be oxidizing in the  presence of Potassium per magnate k₂MNO₄ in order to get potassium Benzoate.
• Next step includes on Acid Hydrolysis Obtains Benzoic Acid.

Use of k₂MNO₄ Potassium permanganate used  in for the water treatment. The basic use of it is to  regenerate the chemical to remove iron and hydrogen sulfide

The reaction is represented in the image,