smhjn17 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Theoritically we have read that ketones do not get directly oxidized by potassium permanganate aqueous solution. However, when I tried doing so with acetone, the pink color did diffuse to red, then orange and then yellow;but very gradually. This means acetone was oxidized by kmno4! How should I account for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Acetone is very slowly oxidised by permanganate, but the reaction isn't useful since it produces a number of different products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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