MCAT Organic Chemistry Question 56: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 56
11. Which of the compounds below can undergo oxidation?
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Primary and secondary alcohols can undergo oxidation because the carbon can form additional bonds with oxygen while losing bonds to hydrogen. Choice (A), a tertiary alcohol; choice (B), a ketone; and choice (C), a carboxylic acid, cannot form additional bonds to oxygen because they have four bonds to other carbon or oxygen atoms already.