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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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The most suitable reagent for the conversion of primary alcohol into aldehyde with the same number of carbon is

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Correct option: D

Pyridinium chlorochromate

Option D (Pyridinium chlorochromate) is correct because PCC is a mild oxidizing agent that converts primary alcohols to aldehydes without further oxidation to carboxylic acids.

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