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A student wishes to prepare benzoic acid, , starting from benzonitrile, . Suggest two different sets of conditions for this conversion, and for each set state the reagent(s) and any further step needed to obtain the acid.
CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Carboxylic acids and derivatives: suggest question
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