Four hydroxy compounds have functional groups as shown $\;\;\;\;\;|$ $\left( A \right) - {\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_2}{\rm{OH}}\left( B \right) - {\rm{CHOH}}\left( C \right)\phi - {\rm{OH\;}}\left( D \right)\phi - {\rm{CHOH}}$ $\;\;\;\;\;|$ The purple colour with ${\rm{FeC}}{{\rm{l}}_3}$ will be given by

JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS

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Four hydroxy compounds have functional groups as shown

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\left( A \right) - \mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_2}\mathrm{OH}\left( B \right) - \mathrm{CHOH}\left( C \right)\phi - \mathrm{OH\;}\left( D \right)\phi - \mathrm{CHOH}

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The purple colour with

\mathrm{FeC}{\mathrm{l}_3}

will be given by

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Correct option: C

C\;

only

Option C (C only) is correct because phenols give a violet coloration with ferric chloride due to the formation of a colored iron complex.