KCET2010ChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
An oxygen containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is
Options
- Aan aldehyde
- Ba primary alcohol
- Ca secondary alcohol
- Da ketone
Correct answer
B. a primary alcohol
Step-by-step solution
Because the difference in mass between - CH ₂ OH group and - COOH group is 14 , thus the compound which undergoes oxidation is a primary alcohol. ( - CH ₂ OH is the functional group of primary alcohols.)