JEE Main Chemistry question

Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols are distinguished from one another by **[MP PET 2008]**

(A)Ninhydrin test
(B)Tollen's reagent
(C)Lucas testCorrect
(D)Wittig reaction

Answer: (C)

Solution

The Lucas test (conc. HCl + anhydrous ) distinguishes alcohol classes by reaction rate: tertiary alcohols react immediately, secondary alcohols within 5–10 minutes, and primary alcohols do not

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