Which Classification of Alcohols Cannot Be Oxidized, and Why

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which classification of alcohols cannot be oxidized, and why?

• A) tertiary, because they don't have a hydrogen on the carbon adjacent to the alcohol
• B) tertiary, because the alcohol is already attached to four atoms
• C) secondary, because they are too hindered by carbons adjacent to the alcohol
• D) primary, because they undergo competing reactions in the presence of an oxidant
• E) primary, because the reaction takes too much energy

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