Answer:
Methanoic acid or formic acid: [tex]HCOOH[/tex].
Explanation:
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In this case, when methanol reacts with a strong oxidizing agent as potassium permanganate, the first oxidation product is methanal (formaldehyde) as shown below:
[tex]CH_3OH\rightarrow HCOH[/tex]
Afterwards, the methanal continues reacting with the potassium permanganate to finally yield methanoic acid (formic acid):
[tex]HCOH\rightarrow HCOOH[/tex]
This is understood by the fact that oxidation in organic chemistry is also related with the increase of oxygen atoms in the oxidized molecule.
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