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Question
How is the conversion effected benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid?
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Solution
Conversion of benzyl alcohol into benzoic acid:
\[\ce{\underset{(Benzyl alcohol)}{C6H5CH2OH} ->[KMnO4/OH^Θ][2(O)] \underset{(Benzoic acid)}{C6H5COOH}}\]
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