Question

Conversion of ethyl alcohol into acetaldehyde is an example of

• A. Hydrolysis
• B. Oxidation
• C. Reduction
• D. Molecular rearrangement

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Oxidation

Answer 2

$CH_{3} - CH_{2} - OH\underset{KMnO_{4}}{\overset{\quad\lbrack O\rbrack\quad}{\rightarrow}}CH_{3} - CHO(oxidation)$