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90Ethene, for example, is oxidised to ethane-1,2-diol.14 d and f - block elements transition elementsThe oxygen in square brackets is taken to mean "oxygen from an oxidising agent". Thisabbreviated form of the equation is most commonly used in organic chemistry. You are veryunlikely to have to write the complete ionic equation for this reaction at this level.To be honest, this isn't a good test for a carbon-carbon double bond, because anythingwhich is even mildly reducing would have the same effect on the potassium manganate(VII)solution.You could, however, use this reaction simply as a means of making the diol.In the Oxidation of Aromatic side ChainsAlkaline potassium manganate(VII) solution oxidises any hydrocarbon side chain attached to abenzene ring back to a single -COOH group. Prolonged heating is necessary.For example:In the case of the ethyl side chain, you willalso get carbon dioxide. With longer side chains,you will get all sorts of mixtures of other products- but in each case, the main product will bebenzoic acid.Using Potassium Manganate(VII) as anOxidising Agent in TitrationsBackgroundFig.14.21Potassium manganate(VII) solution is usedto find the concentration of all sorts of reducing agents. It is always used in acidic solution.For example, it oxidisesiron(II) ions to iron(III) ionshydrogen peroxide solution to oxygenethanedioic acid to carbon dioxide (This reaction has to be done hot.)sulphite ions (sulphate(IV) ions) to sulphate ions (sulphate(VI) ions)In each case, the half-equation for the manganate(VII) ions in acidic solution is:

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