The reaction that does not give benzoic acid as the major product is (NEET 2019) (a) (b) (c) (d) Ans. (c) Sol. Primary aromatic alcohols on reaction with pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) (a mid oxidising agent) forms aromatic aldehydes. In the remaining options, benzoic acid is formed as follows: Thus, option (c) is correct.