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Q. Which of the following is Baeyer’s reagent ?

MHT CETMHT CET 2017Hydrocarbons

Solution:

Alkaline $KMnO _{4}$ is Baeyer's reagent. It is used to convert alkene into vicinal glycol ($1,2$-diol).
$CH _{2}= CH _{2}+ H _{2} O +[ O ] \xrightarrow{\text { alkaline } KMnO _{4}} HO - CH _{2}- CH _{2}- OH$