When ethylene glycol is heated with acidified potassium permanganate, the main organic compound obtained is

Options

A. oxalic acid
B. glyoxal
C. formic acid
D. acetaldehyde

Answer

C

Explanation

Which ethylene glycol is heated with acidified `KMnO_(4)`, the following reaction occurs
`underset("Ethylene glycol")({:(CH_(2)OH),(|),(CH_(2)OH):}) overset(KMnO_(4)//H^(+))rarrunderset("formic acid")underset("2 moles of"){:(HCOOH),(" +"),(HCOOH):}`