JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsJEE Main

Tartronic acid is obtained from tartaric acid by:

Answer: (C)

Solution

Mild oxidation of tartaric acid (converting one of its secondary –CH(OH)– groups to a carbonyl, which is

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