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Which of the following does NOT give a yellow precipitate in the iodoform test?

  1. AEthanol
  2. BEthanal
  3. CMethanol
  4. DPropan-2-ol

Answer: C

Ethanol, ethanal and propan-2-ol all contain or (after oxidation). Methanol has neither a methyl group on a carbinol carbon nor a methyl ketone unit, so it gives no iodoform.
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