An alkyne C 7 H 12 when reacted with alkaline KMnO 4 followed by acidification by HCl, yielded a mixture of CH3 - underset overset|CH3CH - COOH CH3CH2COOH. The alkyne is-

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An alkyne C 7 H 12 when reacted with alkaline KMnO 4 followed by acidification by HCl, yielded a mixture of CH3 - underset overset|CH3CH - COOH CH3CH2COOH. The alkyne is- (A) 3 -hexyne (B) 2 -methyl-2-hexyne (C) 2-methyl-3-hexyne (D) 3 -methyl-2-hexyne

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Correct answer is (c) 2-methyl-3-hexyne

Q. An alkyne C7​H12​ when reacted with alkaline KMnO4​ followed by acidification by HCl, yielded a mixture of CH3​−CH3​∣​CH​−COOH&CH3​CH2​COOH. The alkyne is-

3 -hexyne

2 -methyl-2-hexyne

2-methyl-3-hexyne

3 -methyl-2-hexyne

Correct answer is (c) 2-methyl-3-hexyne

Q. An alkyne $C_{7} H_{12}$ when reacted with alkaline $K M n O_{4}$ followed by acidification by $H Cl$ , yielded a mixture of $C H_{3} - C H_{3} ∣ C H - COO H & C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H$ . The alkyne is-