Organic

Synthesis of benzoic acid from alkyl benzoate

Esters are hydrolysed either by an acid or a base. Alkaline hydrolysis of ester is irreversible which is also called saponification. Acid hydrolysis of ester is a reversible reaction.

Synthesis of m-dinitrobenzene from nitrobenzene

Here nitration is occurring on nitrobenzene. It is an electrophilic aromatic substitution in presence of NO2, which is a strong electron withdrawing group and it directs the incoming substituents to the meta position.

Synthesis of 5-nitrosalisylic acid from salicylic acid

Nitration on salicylic acid occurs by placing a nitro group on the aromatic ring system via an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Here calcium nitrate is used as the nitrating agent in presence of acetic acid.

Synthesis of isatin

It is a two steps synthesis where first isonitrosoacetanilide is prepared from aniline, chloral hydrate, and hydroxylamine hydro-chloride. Finally cyclization of isonitrosoacetanilide under strong acid conditions e.g. polyphosphoric acid, yields 2,3-dioxoindoline.