Question

Show how Novocain, a painkiller used frequently by dentists, can be prepared from benzene and compounds containing no more than four carbons.

Novocain

Short answer

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Step-by-step solution

Benzene

Benzene is a cyclic compound with six carbon atoms containing three double bonds and twelve single bonds. The carbon is bonded to each other and six hydrogen atoms. Benzene undergoes a series of reactions to giving Novocain.

Explanation

The reaction for the synthesis of Novocain is as given below.

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