JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-1997

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    When ethylene is passed into cold, dilute alkaline \[KMn{{O}_{4}},\] the product is:

    A)  glycol

    B)  methanol

    C)  acetylene

    D)  two moles of \[C{{O}_{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    In this reaction, ethylene is oxidised to glycol. \[C{{H}_{2}}=C{{H}_{2}}\xrightarrow[(alk.)]{dil.\,KMn{{O}_{4}}}\underset{\text{Glycol}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}OH-C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,\]


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