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For above chemical reactions, identify the correct statement from the following:
Option: 1 Both compound 'A' and compound 'B' are dicarboxylic acids
Option: 2 Both compound 'A' and compound 'B' are diols
Option: 3 Compound 'A' is diol and compound 'B' is dicarboxylic acid
Option: 4 Compound 'A' is dicarboxylic acid and compound 'B' is diol

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As we have learnt,

Hot acidic  \text{KMnO}_{4} is a strong oxidising agent which cleaves the alkene while cold neutral \text{KMnO}_{4} is a mild oxidising agent which causes dihydroxylation on the double bond.

Their reaction with the alkene are given as

Thus, (A) is a dicarboxylic acid while (B) is a diol

Hence, the correct answer is option (4)

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