MCQ
Methyl ethyl ketone is prepared by the oxidation of
- A$2-$propanol
- B$1-$butanol
- ✓$2-$butanol
- D$t-$butyl alcohol
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Answer
Correct option: C.
$2-$butanol
c
(c) $\mathop {C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop {CH}\limits_{|\,\,\,\,\,} }\limits_{OH} - C{H_2} - C{H_3}}\limits_{2 - {\text{Butanol}}} \mathop {\xrightarrow{{KMn{O_4}}}}\limits_{{\text{Oxidation}}} \mathop {C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop C\limits^{||} }\limits^O - C{H_2}C{H_3}}\limits_{{\text{ethyl methyl ketone}}} $
(c) $\mathop {C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop {CH}\limits_{|\,\,\,\,\,} }\limits_{OH} - C{H_2} - C{H_3}}\limits_{2 - {\text{Butanol}}} \mathop {\xrightarrow{{KMn{O_4}}}}\limits_{{\text{Oxidation}}} \mathop {C{H_3} - \mathop {\mathop C\limits^{||} }\limits^O - C{H_2}C{H_3}}\limits_{{\text{ethyl methyl ketone}}} $
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