Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Commercially, Benzoic acid is being produced by partially oxidizing the toluene hydrocarbon
Benzoic acid is the simplest type of the aromatic hydrocarbon that forms a crystalline acid. Benzoic Acid salts are also used for food preservation. Plants as well as animals all contain both the free Benzoic acid and the esterified form of the Benzoic acid. Benzoic acid is being extracted from the Benzoin gum. An apple infected with some fungus would end up having Benzoic acid formed in it. Benzoic Acid is a vital starting chemical in producing additional organic compounds. The discovery of Benzoic acid took place in the 16th century. It was Salkowski who discovered back in 1875 that Benzoic
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