MCQ
Methyl ethyl ketone is prepared by the oxidation of
  • A
    $2-$propanol
  • B
    $1-$butanol
  • $2-$butanol
  • D
    $t-$butyl alcohol

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}}} $

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