A) ethanol
B) propanal
C) methanal
D) glyoxal
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Acetic acid is obtained by the oxidation of ethanol with alkaline \[\text{KMn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\text{.}\] \[\underset{\text{ethanol}}{\mathop{{{\text{C}}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH}}\,+[O]\xrightarrow{\text{alkaline}\,\text{KMn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}}\underset{\text{acetic}\,\text{acid}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COOH}}\,\]
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