A) one carbon atom less
B) two carbon atoms less
C) three carbon atoms less
D) All the above three options are correct
E) None of the above
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
A\[3{}^\circ \]alcohol is very difficult to oxidised because they dont have carbon bearing \[-H\] and \[-OH\]both the groups. However, when treated under drastic conditions, cleavage of \[C-C\] bond takes place. They form mixture of ketone and carboxylic acid contains two carbon atom lesser than the starting alcohol. \[\underset{t-butyl\,alcohol}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{\mathbf{|}}{\overset{\mathbf{|}}{\mathop{C}}}\,}}}\,-OH}}\,\xrightarrow[(Strong\,condition)]{4[O]}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,acetone \\ (one\,\,carbon\,\,atom\,\,less) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{\mathbf{|}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,=O}}\,\]\[\xrightarrow[(strong\,condition)]{4\,[O]}\underset{two\,\,carbon\,\,atoms\,less}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COOH}}\,+C{{O}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O\]
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