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Q. Reagent used for the oxidation of allyl alcohol to acrolein is

Jharkhand CECEJharkhand CECE 2015

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Active $ \text{Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}} $ is a mild oxidising agent and is used for oxidation of alylic alcohol to the corresponding aldehydes.
$ \underset{\text{Allyl}\,\text{alcohol}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}=CH-C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,\xrightarrow[\text{Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}]{\text{Active}}\underset{\text{Acrolein}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}=CH-CHO}}\, $