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Title: removal of ethyl groups using potassium manganate
Post by: ch3mical115 on September 12, 2018, 05:26:33 PM

For a compound containing multiple ethyl groups; or an ethyl group and a second group, perhaps an acetyl group, which contains CH3 as a subgroup; is it possible to perform a reaction to yield a change of the ethyl group to a carboxyl group without affecting the acetyl group? I have heard discussion of using potassium manganate (KMnO4) to enact such a chemical change, but would the CH3 on the end of the acetyl group be affected as well?

Title: Re: removal of ethyl groups using potassium manganate
Post by: ch3mical115 on September 12, 2018, 05:29:07 PM

my mistake I had the terms ethyl and methyl confused this post concerns methyl groups ie CH3

Title: Re: removal of ethyl groups using potassium manganate
Post by: chenbeier on September 13, 2018, 03:51:06 PM

With Permanganate it is possible to oxidise Methylgroups.


https://chem.libretexts.org/Textbook_Maps/Organic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Organic_Chemistry)/Reactions/Oxidation_and_Reduction_Reactions/Oxidation_of_Organic_Molecules_by_KMnO4