Identify the product formed in the following reaction. C_6H_5-CH_2-CH_3 [ii) ,H_3O^+] i) ,alk. ,KMnO_4 product

MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Identify the product formed in the following reaction.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Alkaline followed by acidification oxidises any alkyl side chain on a benzene ring that has at least one benzylic hydrogen completely down to a carboxyl group attached directly to the ring, irrespective of the length of the chain. The benzylic carbon becomes the carbon and the

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