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Question
Which of the following compounds will give butanone on oxidation with alkaline \[\ce{KMnO4}\] solution?
Options
Butan-1-ol
Butan-2-ol
Both of these
None of these
Solution
Butan-2-ol
Explanation:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3CH2CHCH3 ->[allk][KMnO4] \underset{Butanone}{CH3CH2COCH3}}\\
|\phantom{......................}\\
\ce{\underset{Butan-2-ol}{OH}\phantom{....................}}
\end{array}\]
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