Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 182
Question: Ethylene reacts with Baeyer’s reagent to give
[CPMT 1988]
Options:
A) Ethane
B) Ethyl alcohol
C) Ethylene glycol
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ 3CH_2=CH_2+2KMnO_4+4H_2O\to $
$ 3\underset{Glycol}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} CH_2-OH \\ \overset{|}{\mathop{CH_2-}}OH \\ \end{matrix}}}+2KMnO_2+2KOH $
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