Haryana PMT Haryana PMT Solved Paper-1999

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    Ethylene glycol is formed when:

    A)  ethylene chlorohydric is distilled with concentrated   potassium   hydroxide solution

    B)  ethylene bromide is boiled with sulphuric acid                      

    C)  ethene is treated with an alkaline potassium permanganate solution

    D)  propene is treated with water in the presence of sulphuric acid

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\underset{Ethylene}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}=C{{H}_{2}}}}\,+{{H}_{2}}O+[O]\xrightarrow[KOH]{cold\,KMn{{O}_{4}}\,(1%)}\] \[\underset{Ethylene\,glycol}{\mathop{\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,{{H}_{2}}-\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,{{H}_{2}}}}\,\]


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