A) formaldehyde
B) acetaldehyde
C) formic acid
D) acetic acid
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Key Idea: Oxidative cleavage takes place when polyhydric alcohols are treated with \[\text{HI}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\text{.}\] \[\underset{C{{H}_{2}}OH}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,}}\,\xrightarrow{HI{{O}_{4}}}2HCHO.\]You need to login to perform this action.
You will be redirected in
3 sec