Question

Alkaline $KMn{O}_4$ oxidises acetylene to

• A. acetic acid
• B. ethyl alcohol
• C. ethylene glycol
• D. oxalic acid

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$\underset{CH}{\stackrel{CH}{|||}}+4[O]\stackrel{alkalineKMn{O}_4}{\to }\underset{oxalicacid}{\underset{COOH}{\stackrel{COOH}{|}}}$