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Oxidation of Alcohols

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Conversion of ethyl alcohol into acetaldehyde is an example of ?

A

hydrolysis

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B

oxidation

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C

reduction

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D

molecular rearrangement.

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Solution

The correct option is B oxidation
$C H_{3} C H_{2} - O H P C C - -- \to C H_{3} - C H O (O x i d a t i o n)$

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