Q. Oxidation of toluene with $C r O_{3}$ in the presence of $(C H_{3} CO)_{2} O$ gives a product A which on treatment with $a q . N a O H$ produce

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A

$C_{6} H_{5} C H O$

62%

B

$C_{6} H_{5} COON a$

23%

C

$(C_{6} H_{5} CO)_{2} O$

10%

D

$(C H_{3} CO)_{2} O$

5%

Solution:

Correct answer is (a) $C_{6} H_{5} C H O$

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