You may use
any inorganic reagent and any organic reagent having not more than   one
carbon atom
(i) Methyl benzoate
(ii) m-Nitrobenzoic acid
(iii) p-Nitrobenzoic acid
(iv) Phenylacetic acid
(v) p-Nitrobenzaldehyde 8 15
How will you bring about the following conversions in not more than two steps (i) Propanone to Propene
(ii) Benzoic acid to Benzaldehyde
(iii) Ethanol to 3-Hydroxybutanal
(iv) Benzene to m-Nitroacetophenone
(v) Benzaldehyde to Benzophenone
(vii) Benzaldehyde to 3-Phenylpropan-1-ol(vi) Bromobenzene to 1-Phenylethanol
(viii) Benazaldehyde to a-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
(ix) Benzoic acid to m- Nitrobenzyl alcohol
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