Cyclohexene is treated with cold, dilute, alkaline KMnO4 (Baeyer test). The main organic product is

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Cyclohexene is treated with cold, dilute, alkaline $KMnO X_{4}$ (Baeyer test). The main organic product is

Acyclohexene oxide
Bcis-cyclohexane-1,2-diol
Ctrans-cyclohexane-1,2-diol
Dhexanedioic acid

Answer: B

Cold dilute alkaline permanganate adds two OH groups to the same face through a cyclic manganate ester (syn addition). Cyclohexene therefore gives cis-cyclohexane-1,2-diol. The diol is not cleaved under these cold dilute conditions.

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Cyclohexene is treated with cold, dilute, alkaline KMnOX4​ (Baeyer test). The main organic product is

Answer: B

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Cyclohexene is treated with cold, dilute, alkaline $KMnO X_{4}$ (Baeyer test). The main organic product is