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  4. Tertiary alcohols (3°) having at least four carbon atoms upon drastic oxidation yield carboxylic acid with

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Q. Tertiary alcohols $(3^\circ)$ having at least four carbon atoms upon drastic oxidation yield carboxylic acid with

MHT CETMHT CET 2004Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

Tertiary alcohols are not oxidised easily. But under drastic conditions, these oxidise to give first ketone and then acid by losing one carbon at each step.

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