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JEE Main 2007
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2007
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

JEE Main 2007 · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

The compound formed as a result of oxidation of ethyl benzene by...

The compound formed as a result of oxidation of ethyl benzene by KMnO4\mathrm{KMnO}_4 is

Options

  1. Abenzophenone
  2. Bacetophenone
  3. Cbenzoic acid
  4. Dbenzyl alcohol

Correct answer

C. benzoic acid

Step-by-step solution

Any aliphatic carbon with hydrogen attached to it, in combination with benzene ring, will be oxidized to benzoic acid by KMnO4/H+\mathrm{KMnO}_4 / \mathrm{H}^{+}. Hence, (C) is correct.
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