Organic Chemistry Tip of the Week
Hey Everybody– Here is a minor distinction between two reactions that I have lately seen some students get crossed up on. Cold KMnO4, when reacted with a double bond, give the diol. Hot KMnO4, when reacted with a double bond, cleaves the double bond to give two carboxylic acids. Temperature is the key here, don’t […]
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