Step 1: The reaction starts with toluene, which is oxidized by reagent A (CrO3) in acetic anhydride (CH3CO)2O. This oxidation step is known as the Etard reaction, where toluene is converted into benzylidene diacetate as an intermediate.
Step 2: The intermediate benzylidene diacetate is then treated with reagent B (CrO2Cl2), followed by hydrolysis (H2O+) to yield benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO).
Thus, the correct reagents are A-CrO3 and B-CrO2Cl2, which is represented by option (2).
For the thermal decomposition of \( N_2O_5(g) \) at constant volume, the following table can be formed, for the reaction mentioned below: \[ 2 N_2O_5(g) \rightarrow 2 N_2O_4(g) + O_2(g) \] Given: Rate constant for the reaction is \( 4.606 \times 10^{-2} \text{ s}^{-1} \).
A hydrocarbon which does not belong to the same homologous series of carbon compounds is