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Basics

MCQ - 38-2224

Question:

An alcohol with the formula C3H8O is heated under reflux with an acidified solution of potassium dichromate. The organic product has the formula C3H6O2.Which of the following statements is true?

  1. the alcohol is a primary alcohol and it has been oxidized to an aldehyde
  2. the alcohol is a secondary alcohol and it has been oxidized to a ketone
  3. the alcohol is a primary alcohol and it has been oxidized to a carboxylic acid
  4. the alcohol is a secondary alcohol and it has been oxidized to a ketone

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Since the only product options for alcohol oxidation are aldehydes, ketones (both with only one oxygen atom) and carboxylic acids, the latter must be the product.

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