Question

Which of the following reagents can be used in the following conversion?
$\text{Butan-1-ol}\to \text{Butanoic acid}$

• A. Tollen's reagent
• B. Fehling's reagent
• C. Jone's reagent
• D. $NaB{H}_4$

Answer 1

The correct option is C Jone's reagent

Tollens' reagent and Fehlings' reagent are used for identification of aldehydes and ketones.

The Jones Reagent is a solution of chromium trioxide in diluted sulfuric acid that can be used safely for oxidations of organic substrates in acetone. Jones Reagent is especially suitable for the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones and of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids.

$NaB{H}_4$ does not react with primary alcohol.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).