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Tertiary alcohols (3^(@)) having at leas...

Tertiary alcohols `(3^(@))` having at least four carbon atoms upon drastic oxidation yeild carboxylic acid with

A

one carbon atom less

B

two carbon atoms less

C

three carbon atoms less

D

All of these

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B
`3^(@)` alcohols are resistant to oxidation under drastic condition. They first ketone and then acid by
`3^(@) underset("(4C)")("alcohol") overset("Drastic condition")underset("[O]")rarr underset("(3C)")"Ketone"overset([O])rarr underset("(2C)")"Acid"`
`therefore` Acid having 2C is formed when `3^(@)` alcohol is oxidised under drastic conditions.
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