Oxidation of acetaldehyde with selenium dioxide produces

Oxidation of acetaldehyde with selenium dioxide produces
  1. ethanoic acid
  2. methanoic acid
  3. glyoxal
  4. oxalic acid

Solution

Selenium dioxide oxidises aldehydes and ketones at $\alpha$ -position to carbonyl group. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CHO} \stackrel{\mathrm{SeO}_{2}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{OHC} . \mathrm{CHO}$ .

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