Which of the following is the first oxidation product of secondary alcohol?

Alkene

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Aldehyde

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Ketone

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Carboxylic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Ketone
Ketone is the first oxidation product of secondary alcohol. For example, $i s o p r o p a n o l$ is oxidised to $a c e t o n e$
$(C H_{3})_{2} C H O H o x i d a t i o n - ---- \to (C H_{3})_{2} C = O$
Hence, the option (C) is the correct answer.

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