Practice question
Question
Which alcohol, on oxidation with PCC, yields a compound that does not react with I₂ and NaOH?
Explanation
Propan-1-ol (CH₃CH₂CH₂OH) oxidizes to propanal (CH₃CH₂CHO) with PCC, which lacks the CH₃CO- group and does not give an iodoform reaction.
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