Question

Ethylene reacts with Baeyer’s reagent to give ______.

Options

• Ethane

• Ethyl alcohol

• Ethylene glycol

• None of these

Answer 1

Ethylene reacts with Baeyer’s reagent to give ethylene glycol.

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{3CH2 = CH2 + 2K MNO4 + 4H2O -> CH2 - OH + 2KMNO2 + 2KOH}\\
\phantom{.........}|\\
\phantom{...................}\ce{\underset{Crkyeol}{CH2 -> OH}}
\end{array}\]