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Give equations of the following reactions:

Oxidation of propan-1-ol with an alkaline KMnO4 solution.

Oxidation of propane-1-ol with alkaline KMnO4 solution gives propanoic acid as the product. As the oxidation of primary alcohol gives carboxylic acid as the major product in the presence of a strong oxidizing reagent. And here KMnO4 is a very strong oxidizing agent.



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