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Which of the following gives a yellow precipitate on warming with and aqueous ?

  1. A2-methylpropan-2-ol
  2. Bpropan-2-ol
  3. Cmethanol
  4. Dpropan-1-ol

Answer: B

Compounds containing (or ) groups undergo the iodoform reaction to give yellow . Propan-2-ol is oxidised by hypoiodite to propanone, which gives iodoform; the others lack this unit.
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