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Oxidation of a primary alcohol with PCC (pyridinium chlorochromate) gives:

  1. A Aldehyde Correct answer
  2. B Ketone
  3. C Carboxylic acid
  4. D Ester

Solution

PCC oxidises 1° alcohol to aldehyde (stops at aldehyde) and 2° alcohol to ketone. Unlike KMnO₄, it doesn't over-oxidise to carboxylic acid.

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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Topic: Reactions of Alcohols

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