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Which alcohol forms a yellow precipitate with I₂ and NaOH only after oxidation?

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Ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH) oxidizes to acetaldehyde, which has a CH₃CO- group and gives a yellow iodoform precipitate with I₂ and NaOH.

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