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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS

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An organic compound

X

on treatment with PCC in dichloromethane gives the compound

Y.

Compound

Y

reacts with

I_2

and alkali to form yellow precipitate of triiodomethane. The compound

{X}

is

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Correct option: C

\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{OH}

Option C (

\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{OH}

) is correct because it's the only alcohol that can be oxidized to an aldehyde that gives a positive iodoform test.

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