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ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsJEE Main

Under drastic conditions, all alcohols can be oxidised to carboxylic acids, but which of the following alcohols give a carboxylic acid having the same number of carbon atoms as the alcohol?

Answer: (A)

Solution

Oxidation of a primary alcohol proceeds in a straightforward manner through the aldehyde to the carboxylic acid without breaking any carbon–carbon bond, preserving the full

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