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As per your syllabus, mild oxidation of an alkene with cold dilute KMnO₄ (Baeyer's reagent) gives which product?
AA vicinal diol
BA ketone
CA carboxylic acid
DAn epoxide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A vicinal diol
Your syllabus: cold dilute KMnO₄ (Baeyer's reagent) adds two -OH groups across C=C
→ vicinal (1,2) diol.
Decolourises violet KMnO₄.
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