(a) How will you convert
(i) Benzene to acetophenone
(ii) Propanone to 2-Methylpropan-2-ol
(b) Give reasons :
(i) Electrophilic substitution in benzoic acid takes place at meta position.
(ii) Carboxlic acids are higher boiling liquids than aldehydes,, ketones and alchols of comparable molecular masses.
(iii) Propanal is more reactive than propanone in nucleophilic addition reactions.