Question

Glycerol on treatment with oxalic acid gives

• A. acrolein
• B. glycerose
• C. formic acid and allyl alcohol
• D. allyl alcohol and glycol.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

At $110^{\circ }C$ glycerol reacts with oxalic acid giving formic acid. But heating at $260^{\circ }C$ results allyl alcohol.