The most appropriate reagent for converting pentan-1-one to butanoic acid is

Options

A. sodium hypochlorite followed by acidic hydrolysis
B. `O_(2)`
C. `H_(2)O_(2)`
D. `KMnO_(4)//H_(2)SO_(4)`.

Answer

A

Explanation

`underset("Pent-2-one")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)C-CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(3))overset(NaOCl)rarrCH_(3)Cl+CH_(3)CH_(3)CH_(2)COONaoverset(H_(2)"O"//H^(+))undersetunderset("Butanoic acid")(CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)COOH)rarr`