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Oxidation of Alcohols

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An alcohol on oxidation is found to give CH₃COOH and CH₃CH₂COOH The structure of the alcohol is [BIT 1990]

A

CH₃CH₂CH₂OH

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(CH₃)₂C(OH)CH₂CH₃

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C

CH₃CH₂CHOHCH₃

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D

CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₃

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The correct option is D
CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₃

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