COMEDK · Chemistry · 26. Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
Which of the following is incorrect?
- A Secondary alcohols are very easily oxidised to ketones, which are oxidised to acids with same number of C-atoms.
- B Secondary alcohols are easily oxidised to ketones, which are oxidised to acids with lesser number of \(\mathrm{C}\)-atoms.
- C Primary alcohols are very easily oxidised to aldehydes, which are oxidised to acids with same number of C-atoms.
- D Secondary and tertiary alcohols on oxidation form acids with lesser number of C-atoms.
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(A) Secondary alcohols are very easily oxidised to ketones, which are oxidised to acids with same number of C-atoms.
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Primary alcohols are oxidized to aldehydes and then to carboxylic acids containing the same number of carbon atoms. This is a standard reaction sequence. Secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones. Further oxidation of ketones involves the cleavage of carbon-carbon bonds, which…
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