- Books Name
- ACME SMART COACHING Chemistry Book
- Publication
- ACME SMART PUBLICATION
- Course
- CBSE Class 12
- Subject
- Chemistry
Methods of Preparation of Carboxylic Acid
1. From primary alcohols
2. From aldehydes
Oxidising agents - HNO3, KMnO4, K2Cr2O7
Mild oxidising agents - Tollen’s reagent and Fehling’s reagent
3. From alkyl benzenes
1° and 2° alkyl benzene are oxidised in this manner. Tertiary group is not affected.
4. From nitriles and amides
5. From Grignard reagents
6. From acyl halides
7. From acyl anhydrides
8. From esters
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