Benzene is heated in air with V2O5 at 450°C it undergoes________________?

A. Substitution reaction
B. Addition reaction
C. Elimination reaction
D. Oxidation reaction

¨       When benzene is heated in air with V2O5 at 450°C, it undergoes oxidation reaction (Option D), producing a mixture of maleic and phthalic anhydrides. This reaction is known as the vanadium pentoxide oxidation of benzene.



Submitted by :- Jamil Ahmed

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