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What is Y in the reaction given below ?

CH3−CH2OHAlkaline KMnO4+Heat−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−→or acidified K2Cr2O7+HeatY


A
CH3COOH
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H2C=CH2
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CH3CH2COOH
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D
HCOOH
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Solution

The correct option is A CH3COOH
Potassium permanganate and potassium dichromate are strong oxidising agents. When ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is heated in an alkaline solution of KMnO4 or acidified K2Cr2O7, they donate nascent oxygen and hence, the compound is converted into ethanoic acid (CH3COOH).
The reaction involved is:

CH3CH2OH(l)Alkaline KMnO4+Heat−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−or acidified K2Cr2O7+Heat CH3COOH(l)

Hence Y is CH3COOH.


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