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Acidic potassium permanganate is used in organic chemistry under the name Baeyer's reagent.

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The correct option is B False
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Cold and dilute alkaline potassium permanganate is used in organic chemistry under the name Baeyer's reagent. It converts alkenes to vicinal glycols (1,2-diols).
For example, ethylene is converted into ethylene glycol.
$C H_{2} = C H_{2} + H_{2} O + (O) alkaline K M n O_{4} - --------- \to H O - C H_{2} - C H_{2} - O H$

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