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(D) $PCC$ (Pyridinium chlorochromate) is a mild oxidizing agent that oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones. It cann

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tert-butyl alcohol

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(D) $PCC$ (Pyridinium chlorochromate) is a mild oxidizing agent that oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones. It cannot oxidize tertiary alcohols because they lack an $\alpha$-hydrogen atom required for the oxidation mechanism. $n$-butyl alcohol is a primary alcohol $(CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_2OH)$. sec-butyl alcohol is a secondary alcohol $(CH_3CH_2CH(OH)CH_3)$. iso-butyl alcohol is a primary alcohol $((CH_3)_2CHCH_2OH)$. tert-butyl alcohol is a tertiary alcohol $((CH_3)_3COH)$. Since tert-butyl alcohol has no $\alpha$-hydrogen,it is not oxidized by $PCC$.

Which of the following alcohols is not oxidized by $PCC$?

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