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Can oxidation of alkene to formaldehyde be done using k2cr2o7

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Alkenes are oxidized by either KMnO4 or K2Cr2O7 to produce an alkane with two alcohol groups (“diols”)  Each C in the C=C bond gets an –OH group

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