Converting benzoic acid to phenylmethanol

The Conversion of Benzoic acid to Benzyl alcohol in presence of Potassium Permanganate is an oxidizing reaction where potassium permanganate is strong oxidizing agent.This reaction occurs in basic medium in presence of sodium carbonate.This reaction gives best yield in acidic medium.But it takes longer duration for reaction to complete as compared to basic medium.less duration is required which is necessary for laboratary scale

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