Syn Hydroxylation

Rarely Tested

1. Cold dilute $$KMnO_4$$ (Baeyer's test):
$$ R-CH=CH_2 \xrightarrow{[O]} R-CH(OH)-CH_2OH $$
2. $$OsO_4$$/$$H_2O_2$$: Similar diol formation.

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