A) 2-hydroxy-propahe
B) ortho-nitro-phenol
C) Phenol
D) 2-methyl-2-hydroxy-propane
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
2-hydrbxy propane or secondary alcohol is oxidised into propanone (corresponding cabonyl compound because in 2-hydroxy propane, secondary alcoholic group is present and it is oxidised into ketone). \[\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} 2-hydroxy\text{ }propane \\ \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,(s-alcohol) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{[O]}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Propanone \\ \,\,\,\,\,(ketone) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} || \\ O \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,\]
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