Question

How will your convert:
(i) Acetic acid to methane
(ii) Benzoic acid to benzaldehyde.

Answer 1

(i) `underset("Acetic acid")underset()(CH_(3)COOH)overset(NaOH)rarrunderset("Sod. acetate")underset()(CH_(3)COONa)overset(NaOH//CaO)underset("Heat")rarrunderset("Methane")underset()(CH_(4))`
(ii)`underset("Benzoic acid") underset()(C_(6)H_(5)COOH)overset(PCl_(5))rarrunderset("Benzoyl chloride")underset()(C_(6)H_(5)COCl)overset(H_(2)//Pd)underset(BaSO_(4))rarrunderset("Benzaldehyde")underset()(C_(6)H_(5)CHO)`