what happens when isobutane is reacted with hot alkaline kmno4
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what happens when isobutane is reacted with hot alkaline kmno4
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Normally oxidising agents have no effect on alkanes. However, alkanes containing a tertiary hydrogen atom can be oxidised by oxidising agents such as KMnO
4
to the corresponding alcohols. For example,
CH
3
−
isobutane
CH
3
∣
C
∣
CH
3
−H+[O]
Alkaline KMnO
4
Δ
CH
3
−
tert−butyl alcohol
CH
3
∣
C
∣
CH
3
−OH
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