Multiple choice

Which of the following is used in making artificial sweetener saccharine?

  1. Benzene

  2. Toluene

  3. Phenol

  4. Aniline
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Explanation

Saccharine is synthesized from toluene (C7H8) through a series of chemical reactions including the oxidation of toluene derivatives. The sweetener was accidentally discovered in 1879. Benzene, phenol, and aniline are aromatic compounds but toluene is the specific starting material for commercial saccharine production.

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