JEE Main2007ChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesActual
The compound formed as a result of oxidation of ethyl benzene by KMnO ₄ is
Options
- Abenzophenone
- Bacetophenone
- Cbenzoic acid
- 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 KMnO ₄ / H ⁺ . Hence, (C) is correct.