Which of the following on treatment with hot alkaline KMnO4 gives benzoic acid

Question

Which of the following on treatment with hot alkaline KMnO4 gives benzoic acid (A) Toluene (B) Ethylbenzene (C) Isopropyl benzene (D) All the above

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/a1b0205d68e82d2c15dd0dac0f34d532-.png" /> (All alkyl groups are oxidised to - COOH group)

Q. Which of the following on treatment with hot alkaline $K M n O_{4}$ gives benzoic acid

Toluene

Ethylbenzene

Isopropyl benzene

All the above

(All alkyl groups are oxidised to $- COO H$ group)

Q. Which of the following on treatment with hot alkaline KMnO4​ gives benzoic acid