Oxidation of Alcohols
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A compound X of formula C3H8OH yields a compound C3H6O, on oxidation. To which of the following classes
of compounds could X being [Pb. PMT 2000]
Alkene
Tertiary alcohol
Secondary alcohol
Aldehyde
An alcohol on oxidation is found to give CH3COOH and CH3CH2COOH The structure of the alcohol is [BIT 1990]
CH3CH2CH2OH
(CH3)2C(OH)CH2CH3
CH3CH2CHOHCH3
CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3
- Sodium alkoxides
- Magnesium alkoxides
- Aluminium alkoxides
- Zinc alkoxides
HOCH2−CH2OH[X]−−→HCHO+HCHO
[X] will be:
(a) l mole of HIO4 (b) 2 moles of HIO4j
(c) conc.HNO3 (d) MnO2
- b
- c
- d
- a

- I > II > III
- II > III > I
- III > II > I
- All will be oxidized at the same rate.

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(a) CH2=CH−OH|CH−CH3[X]−−→CH2=CH−O||C−CH3
[X] will be:
(a) Cl2/NaOH (b) Fenton reagent
(c) Aluminium tertbutoxide (b) K2Cr2O7/H@/△
- c
- d
- a
- b
A compound X with molecular formula C3H8O can be oxidised to a compound Y with the molecular formula C3H6O2. X is most likely to be [MP PMT 1991]
Primary alcohol
Secondary alcohol
Aldehyde
Ketone
An aromatic amine (A) was treated with alcoholic potash and another compound (Y) when foul smelling gas
was formed with formula C6H5NC. Y was formed by reacting a compound (Z) with Cl2 in the presence of
slaked lime. The compound (Z) is [CBSE PMT 1990]
C2H5Cl
C2H5CHO
C2H6
CHCL3
- All the above