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Q. The most suitable reagent for the conversion of primary alcohol into aldehyde with the same number of carbon is

KEAMKEAM 2007Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

For the conversion of primary alcohol into aldehyde with the same number of carbon, the most suitable reagent is pyridinium chloro chromate (PCC). $
R\,C{{H}_{2}}OH\xrightarrow[{}]{PCC}RCHO $
Note: PCC is the mixture of pyridine, $ Cr{{O}_{3}} $ and $ HCl $ in 1:1:1 ratio.