Chemistry - Carboxylic acid and their Derivatives Question with Solution | TestHub

$\text{R}\text{C}{\text{H}}_2\text{O}\text{H}\underset{}{\overset{\text{K}\text{M}\text{n}{\text{O}}_4/\text{O}{\text{H}}^{-}}{\to }}\text{R}-\text{C}\text{H}=\text{O}\underset{}{\overset{\text{K}\text{M}\text{n}{\text{O}}_4}{\to }}\text{R}-\text{C}\text{O}\text{O}\text{H}$

Primary alcohols are oxidized to carboxylic acids with KMnO₄ in neutral, acidic or basic medium.