Question

Name the alcohol which produces methanoic acid on oxidation??

Answer 1

Formic acid (HCO2H), also called methanoic acid, the simplest of the carboxylic acids, used in processing textiles and leather. It is made by the action of sulfuric acid upon sodium formate, which is produced from carbon monoxide and sodium hydroxide.

Answer 2

Methanol is alcohol which is oxidised in to methanoic acid