Which of the following compounds on oxidation gives benzoic acid?

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Which of the following compounds on oxidation gives benzoic acid? (A) Chlorophenol (B) Chlorotoluene (C) Chlorobenzene (D) Benzyl chloride

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/9b5dd3ec860139f533ab7ab3819bc27a-.png" /> On oxidation side chain gets oxidised to -COOH group irrespective of number of carbon atoms.

Q. Which of the following compounds on oxidation gives benzoic acid?

Chlorophenol

Chlorotoluene

Chlorobenzene

Benzyl chloride

On oxidation side chain gets oxidised to $- COO H$ group irrespective of number of carbon atoms.

Q. Which of the following compounds on oxidation gives benzoic acid?

Chlorophenol

Chlorotoluene

Chlorobenzene

Benzyl chloride

On oxidation side chain gets oxidised to −COOH group irrespective of number of carbon atoms.

On oxidation side chain gets oxidised to $- COO H$ group irrespective of number of carbon atoms.