Ethylene Glycol is oxidized into carboxylic acid by?
Ethylene Glycol is oxidized into carboxylic acid by?
Explanation
Ethylene glycol (HOCH2CH2OH) is a 1,2-diol, and both periodic acid (HIO4) and lead tetraacetate (Pb(OAc)4)
They are strong oxidizing agents capable of cleaving the carbon-carbon bond between the adjacent hydroxyl groups in a glycol
Resulting in the formation of carboxylic acids. In the case of ethylene glycol, this would yield oxalic acid (HOOC-COOH).