Chemistry · Aromatic Compounds
An organic compound [P] with the molecular formula C8H8O2, upon treatment with Br2/FeBr3 in CCl4, produces a single monobromo isomer with the formula C8H7O2Br. When [P] is heated with sodalime, it undergoes decarboxylation to give toluene. The compound [P] is:
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- 1Phenylacetic acid
- 2m-Toluic acid (3-methylbenzoic acid)
- 3o-Toluic acid (2-methylbenzoic acid)
- 4p-Toluic acid (4-methylbenzoic acid)✓
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p-Toluic acid (4-methylbenzoic acid)
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