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COMEDK · Chemistry · 14. Hydrocarbons

An Alkene " X " on reaction with hot acidified \(\mathrm{KMnO}_4\) gave a mixture of Ethanoic acid and Propanone. Identify " X ".

  1. A But-2-ene
  2. B Pent-2-ene
  3. C 2- Methylbut-2-ene.
  4. D 2,3 -Dimethylbut-2-ene
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(C) 2- Methylbut-2-ene.

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The reaction of an alkene with hot acidified \(\mathrm{KMnO}_4\) results in oxidative cleavage of the carbon-carbon double bond. The products formed depend on the substitution pattern at the double bond carbons. Ethanoic acid is \(\mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{COOH}\), which corresponds…