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How does benzoic acid reacts with (1)PCL5 (2) mixture of conc. HNO3 and conc.H2SO4

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(1) PCl

With phosphorus pentachloride (PCl5) or thionyl chloride (SOCl2), benzoic acid reacts to form benzoyl chloride (C6H5COCl), which is classified as an acid (or acyl) halide.

(2) mixture of conc. HNO3 and H2SO4

Benzoic acid reacts with concentrated nitric acid (HNO3), in the presence of sulfuric acid as catalyst, leading to nitration of the ring.

Reaction of benzoic acid with fuming sulfuric acid (H2SO4) leads to sulfonation of the aromatic ring, in which the functional group SO3H replaces a hydrogen atom on the aromatic ring.



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