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Question
How is the following conversion effected phenyl methanal into benzoic acid?
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\underset{(Benzaldehyde)}{(Phenyl methanal)}}{C6H5CHO} ->[OH^Θ/KMnO4][(O)] \underset{(Benzoic acid)}{C6H5COOH}}\]
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