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Q. Acetic acid will be obtained on oxidation of

J & K CETJ & K CET 2005Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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Acetic acid is obtained by the oxidation of ethanol with alkaline
$KMnO_4 . \underset{\text{ethanol}}{C_2H_5OH} + [O] \xrightarrow{\text{alkaline}\, KMnO_4} \underset{\text{acetic acid}}{CH_3COOH}$