Hydrocarbons Question 54

Question: 1-butyne reacts with cold alkaline $ KMnO_4 $ to produce [AIIMS 1997]

Options:

A) $ CH_3CH_2COOH $

B) $ CH_3CH_2CH_2COOH $

C) $ CH_3CH_2COOH+CO_2 $

D) $ CH_3CH_2COOH+HCOOH $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ CH_3-CH_2-C\equiv CH\underset{alk\text{.}KMnO_4}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Cold}}}CH_3CH_2COOH+CO_2 $