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Carboxylic
Acid/
NaOH (aq)
Excess conc NH3 reflux
HCl/H2SO4
Sealed tube, ethanol,
(aq)
reflux
reflux
1. Steps to transform:
• Methylbenzene to 4-aminobenzoic acid
• CH3CH2CH2OH to CH3CH2CH(OH)COOH
i. K Cr O
2 2 7 (aq), heat, immediate distillation
ii. HCN in small amount of KCN
iii. HCl (aq), reflux
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