Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids — practice question

Aqueous glucose is fermented using yeast at $37\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ without the presence of air. The principal organic product, X, is then separated by fractional distillation. Next, X is oxidised by heating under reflux with acidified potassium manganate(VII), producing the final product Y. Which substance is Y?

  • Aethanoic acid
  • Bethene
  • Cpropanoic acid
  • Dpropene

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