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Question

The compound formed as a result of oxidation of ethyl benzene by KMnO4 is

Options

A.benzophenone
B.acetophenone
C.benzoic acid
D.benzyl alcohol

Solution

Any aliphatic carbon with hydrogen attached to it, in combination with benzene ring, will be oxidized to benzoic acid by KMnO4/H+.
Hence, (3) is correct.

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