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Oxidation of cyclohexene with hot acidic solution gives:

  1. A
    Adipic acid (Hexane-1,6-dioic acid)
  2. B
    Cyclohexanol
  3. C
    Cyclohexanone
  4. D
    Hexanoic acid

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Hot acidic is a vigorous oxidizing agent that causes oxidative cleavage of the double bond.In cyclohexene, the ring is broken at the double bond. Each of the double bond is oxidized to a carboxylic acid group ().Structure: . This is Adipic acid.

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Oxidation of cyclohexene with hot acidic solution gives:
A
Adipic acid (Hexane-1,6-dioic acid)
B
Cyclohexanol
C
Cyclohexanone
D
Hexanoic acid

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