Which of the following cannot be cleaved by periodic acid?

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Solution

The correct option is D
If the two hydroxyl groups in vicinal cyclic diols are trans to each other and cannot come on the same side due to restricted rotation, such compounds are not oxidised by $H I O_{4} .$

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