Question 1
What classification of alcohol undergoes oxidation to yield a ketone?
◦ secondary alcohol
◦ both secondary and tertiary alcohols
◦ all classes of alcohols
◦ both primary and secondary alcohols
◦ primary alcohol
Question 2
Tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidized because ________.
◦ the alcohol carbon is too electronegative to have hydrogen removed from it
◦ the alcohol carbon is bonded to four groups so no hydrogen can be added to it
◦ there are no oxygen atoms to remove from the alcohol carbon
◦ the alcohol carbon is bonded to four groups so no oxygen can be added to it
◦ there are no hydrogen atoms attached to the alcohol carbon