Eduprobe
Question:
How will you convert the following in not more than two steps:(i) Benzoic acid to Benzaldehyde(ii) Acetophenone to Benzoic acid(iii) Ethanoic acid to 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid
Solution:
(iii)CH3COOH+Cl2→ClCH2COOHNaOH−−−−→HOCH2COOH
Ethanoic acid 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid