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Q. An alkene on vigorous oxidation with hot $KMnO _{4}$ gives only acetic acid, the alkene is:

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Solution:

Since, the alkene on oxidation gives only acetic acid, therefore; the alkene must be symmetrical containing two carbon - atoms on either side of the double bond, i.e., 2 - butene.

$CH _{3} CH = CHCH _{3} \stackrel{ KMnO _{4}}{\longrightarrow } 2 CH _{3} COOH$