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NTA Abhyas 2020
Exam
NTA Abhyas
Year
2020
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

RC H _ 2 OH → _ ^ KMn O _ 4 / OH^ − P. What is the compound P?

RCH2OH→KMnO4/OH−P.\text{R}\text{C}{H}_{2} \text{O}\text{H}\mathop{→}_{}^{\text{K}\text{M}\text{n}{O}_{4} / \text{O}H^{−}} \text{P}. What is the compound P?

Options

  1. A

    RCOOH

  2. B

    RCHO

  3. CRCH_{2}OH
  4. D

    None of these

Correct answer

A.

RCOOH

Step-by-step solution

RCH2OH→KMnO4/OH−R−CH=O→KMnO4R−COOH\text{R}\text{C}{H}_{2} \text{O}\text{H}\mathop{→}_{}^{\text{K}\text{M}\text{n}{O}_{4} / \text{O}H^{−}} \text{R} - \text{C}\text{H}=\text{O}\mathop{→}_{}^{\text{K}\text{M}\text{n}{O}_{4}} \text{R} - \text{C}\text{O}\text{O}\text{H} & Primary alcohols are oxidized to carboxylic acids with KMnO_{4} in neutral, acidic or basic medium.
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