Question

what are soaps?write the preparation of benzoic acid from dry ice​

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Benzoic acid is obtain from dry ice as follow: Treatment of excess dry ice (co2) with phenylmagnesium bromide gives,after acid hydrolysis ,benzoic acid.This reaction take advantage of high nucleophilicity of the phenyl portion of the grignard reagent and the electro -phylicity of the carbon atom (co2).

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