The major product formed in the oxidation of acetylene by alkaline KM nO 4 is-A- EthanolB- acetic acidC- formic acidD- oxalic acid

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The major product formed in the oxidation of acetylene by alkaline $K M n O_{4}$ is:

Ethanol

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acetic acid

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formic acid

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oxalic acid

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$K M n O_{4}$ will oxidize acetylene to

K M n O_{4}

K M n O_{4}

C H_{3} - C H_{2} B r K O H - -- \to (alc.) (A) B r_{2} - -- \to C C l_{4} (B) 2 K C N - --- \to (C)

(C) H_{3} O^{+} - -- \to (D)

K M n O_{4}

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