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: Methyl benzoate

Answer 1

Response with Ethane with Cl2 in nearness of daylight to give out chloroEthane Either Wurtz or Frankland Reaction, Let's take Wurtz Reaction here Reaction of ChloroEthane with ChloroMethane in nearness of Na in dry ether to create Propane Reaction - of Propane with Cl2 in nearness of daylight to give ChloroPropane Reaction with ChloroPropane with aq KOH to give Propanol Oxidizing Propanol with K2Cr2O7 or other oxidizing Agent to give Propanoic Acid.