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Show the structures of alkenes that give the following produets on oxidative cleap. age with $\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}$ in acidic solution: (a) $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{COOH}+\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ (b) $\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)_{2} \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{COOH}$

          Show the structures of alkenes that give the following produets on oxidative cleap. age with $\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}$ in acidic solution:
(a) $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{COOH}+\mathrm{CO}_{2}$
(b) $\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)_{2} \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{COOH}$

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Organic Chemistry

Janice Gorzynski Smith 4th Edition

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This means we need an alkene with a double bond between two carbons, and upon oxidation, one carbon will form $\mathrm{CH}_{3}\mathrm{COOH}$ and the other carbon will form $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$. Therefore, the alkene structure is $\mathrm{CH}_{3}\mathrm{CH}= Show more…

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Show the structures of alkenes that give the following produets on oxidative cleap. age with $\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}$ in acidic solution: (a) $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{COOH}+\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ (b) $\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)_{2} \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{COOH}$

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