Question

(i) Benzoic acid from phenyl cyanide ?
from benzoic acid ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

We can get benzoic acid from phenyl cyanide by the acidic hydrolysis of phenyl cyanide. The cyano or the cyanide group is very reactive towards water and hence just by adding water in presence of proton donor that is acid the cyano group convert to acidic group.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

We can get benzoic acid from phenyl cyanide by the acidic hydrolysis of phenyl cyanide. The cyano or the cyanidegroup is very reactive towards water and hence just by adding water in presence of proton donor that is acid the cyano group convert to acidic group.