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Structural and Physical Properties of Carbonyls

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What is formed when a primary alcohol undergoes oxidation in presence of $P C C$ .

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Aldehyde

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Ketone

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C

Alkene

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Carboxylic acid

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Solution

The correct option is A Aldehyde
$P C C$ is pyridinium chlorochromate, a complex of chromium trioxide with pyridine and $H C l$ . Primary alcohol undergoes oxidation in presence of $P C C$ to give aldehyde.

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