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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

What is the final product when 3-Methyl-1-butanol reacts with two moles of nascent oxygen in the presence of potassium dichromate in acidic medium?

Options:

3-Methyl butanal 

3-Methyl butanoic acid 

2-Methyl butanoic acid 

Pentanoic acid

Correct Answer:

3-Methyl butanoic acid 

Explanation:

3-Methyl-1-butanol reacts with two moles of nascent oxygen in the presence of potassium dichromate in acidic medium to give 3-Methyl butanoic acid.