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Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes with KMnO4
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- Identifying major product of alkene oxidation with acidic KMnO4
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For the given reaction:
'P' is
Hot acidic $KMnO_4$ cleaves the C=C double bond. Each =CH– carbon of the alkene is oxidised to a –COOH group. So the major product P is cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, $C_6H_{11}COOH$.