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ChemistryALCOHOL & ETHEROXIDATION OF ORGANIC COPMOUNDSHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

Which of the following will oxidise ethanol into acetaldehyde?

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

/DMSO produces an activated-DMSO oxidising system; alcohol attack followed by base-promoted elimination gives ethanal. Hot acidified permanganate/dichromate usually oxidise ethanol further to acid. selectively oxidises activated allylic/benzylic alcohols, not ethanol. Thus D.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:ALCOHOL & ETHERSubtopic:OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COPMOUNDS
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