Question

Acetaldehyde is produced from the following in presence of aqueous $KMn{O}_4$ solution

• A. Ethane
• B. Ethyl chloride
• C. Ethyl alcohol
• D. Methyl alcohol

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$C_2{H}_{5}OH\stackrel{(O)}{\to }C{H}_{3}CHO+H_{2}O$