NCERT Exercise 9.17 - Hydrocarbons

Question: Explain the oxidation of o-xylene and what it shows about benzene resonance.

Answer: Oxidation gives the corresponding dicarboxylic acid; equivalent ring positions and substitution behaviour are explained by the delocalised benzene pi system.

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