Question

Ethylene glycol on oxidation with periodic acid gives

Answer 1

Answer:

Ethylene on oxidation with periodic acid gives formaldehyde.

Explanation:

Ethylene glycol (Ethane-1,2-diol) on oxidation with periodic acid gives Formaldehyde.The carbon-carbon bond get broken down to produce carbonyl compound with removal of water molecule from the one molecule ethylene glycol.

$HO-CH_2-CH_2-OH+HIO_3\rightarrow 2HCHO$