Question
How is the following conversion effected phenyl methanal into benzoic acid?

Answer

$\underset{\substack{\text { (Phenyl methanal) } \\ \text { (Benzaldehyde) }}}{ C _6 H _5 CHO } \stackrel{ OH ^{\Theta} / KMnO _4}{\longrightarrow} \underset{\text { (Benzoic acid) }}{ C _6 H _5 COOH }$

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