JEE Main201815 Apr 2018Evening ShiftChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual

The major product formed in the following reaction is:

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PCC oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones. In the above reaction, - OCOCH ₃ group is hydrolyzed to secondary alcohol which is then oxidised (with PCC) to ketone.

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