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  4. Compound A, C8H10O , is found to react with NaOI (produced by reacting Y with NaOH) and yields a yellow precipitate with characteristic smell. A and Yare respectively

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Q. Compound A, $C_{8}H_{10}O$ , is found to react with NaOI (produced by reacting Y with NaOH) and yields a yellow precipitate with characteristic smell.
A and Yare respectively

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Solution:

Option (a) is secondary alcohol which on oxidation gives phenylmethyl ketone (Acetophenone). This on reaction with $I_{2}$ and NaOH form iodoform and sodium benzoate. (Iodoform Test).
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