Given below are two statements:
Statement I: 2-methylbutane on oxidation with KMnO4 gives 2-methylbutan-2-ol.
Statement II: n-alkanes can be easily oxidised to corresponding alcohols with KMnO4.
Choose the correct option:
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: 2-methylbutane on oxidation with KMnO4 gives 2-methylbutan-2-ol.
Statement II: n-alkanes can be easily oxidised to corresponding alcohols with KMnO4.
Choose the correct option:
Option 1 -
Both statement I and statement II are correct
Option 2 -
Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
Option 3 -
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
Option 4 -
Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 2
Detailed Solution:KMnO? oxidizes alkanes that contain a tertiary hydrogen (3°H) to form tertiary alcohols.
n-alkanes, which do not contain tertiary hydrogens, are not oxidized by KMnO? under these conditions.
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