Question

Give two oxidising reactions of potassium permanganate

Answer 1

Treatment of an alkylbenzene withpotassium permanganateresults in oxidation to give the benzoic acid. The position directly adjacent to an aromatic group is called the “benzylic” position. The reactiononly works if there is at least one hydrogen attached to the carbon.

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Answer 2

1) 5 C6H5CH3 + 6 KMnO4 + 9 H2SO4 → 5 C6H5COOH + 14 H2O + 3 K2SO4 + 6 MnSO

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2) 2KMnO4 → K2MnO4 + MnO2(s) + O2