Question

Oxidation of primary alcohols with chlorine yields :

• A. Acyl chloride
• B. Alkyl chloride
• C. Aldehyde
• D. Ketone

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Primary alcohol on oxidation produce an aldehyde.
$\underset{\text{Pri.Chloride}}{\mathrm{ROH}}\stackrel{X_2}{\to }RX-\underset{-2HX}{\overset{\{O\}}{\to }}\underset{\text{Aldehyde}}{\mathrm{RCHO}}$