Ethylene reacts with 1% alkaline KMnO_4 to form [Guj CET 2006]

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Ethylene reacts with 1% alkaline KMnO to form [Guj CET 2006]

Answer: (B)

Cold, dilute, alkaline KMnO (Baeyer's reagent) *syn*-dihydroxylates an alkene without cleaving the C=C bond: CH=CH + HO + [O]

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