JEE Main Chemistry question

An alcohol is not oxidised in alkaline or neutral solution, but in acidic solution it is turned first to acetone and then to acetic acid. It is

(A)A primary alcohol
(B)A secondary alcoholCorrect
(C)A tertiary alcohol
(D)None of these

Answer: (B)

Solution

Acidic oxidising agents such as acidified oxidise a secondary alcohol bearing two methyl-type substituents (isopropanol) to a ketone, acetone, which under more vigorous acidic

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