The most appropriate reagent for converting pentan-2-one to butanoic a

1.	The most appropriate reagent for converting pentan-2-one to butanoic acid is
Answer» Sodium HYPOCHLORITE followed by acidic hydrolysis `O_(2)` `H_(2)O_(2)` `KMnO_(4)//H_(2)SO_(4)` Solution :`UNDERSET("Pent-2-one")(CH_(3) - overset(O)overset(\|\|)(C) - CH_(2) CH_(2) CH_(3))overset(NaOCl)rarr CH_(3)Cl + CH_(3)CH_(3)CH_(2)COONa overset(H_(2)O // H^(+))rarr underset("BUTANOIC acid")(CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)COOH)`

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