Oxidative Cleavage
10. Addition Reactions / Oxidative Cleavage / Problem 3
Predict the major products of the reaction of 1,2-diethylcyclohex-1-ene with warm, concentrated KMnO4. Problem-Solving Hint: warm, concentrated KMnO4 oxidizes the pi bond of an alkene and breaks the double bond entirely, giving carbonyl groups.
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