NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS

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If there be a compound of the formula

\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{H}_3}\mathrm{C}{\left( {\mathrm{OH}} \right)_3}

, which one of the following compounds would be obtained form it without treatment with any reagent?

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Correct option: C

Acetic acid

Option C is correct because a geminal triol is unstable and loses water to form a carboxylic acid.

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