what is etard reaction?
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The Étard reaction is a chemical reaction that involves the direct oxidation of an aromatic or heterocyclic bound methyl group to an aldehyde using chromyl chloride. For example, toluene can be oxidized to benzaldehyde. It is named for the French chemist Alexandre Léon Étard (5 January 1852, Alençon – 1 May 1910)
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anyone capableof giving meachanism of this reaction
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It involves the direct oxidation of aromatic or heterocyclic bound methyl group to aldehyde using chromyl chloride.For eg.toluene can be oxidise to benzaldehyde.
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