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Which of the following does NOT give a yellow precipitate in the iodoform test?
AEthanol
BEthanal
CMethanol
DPropan-2-ol
Answer: C
Ethanol, ethanal and propan-2-ol all contain CHX3CH(OH)X− or CHX3COX− (after oxidation). Methanol has neither a methyl group on a carbinol carbon nor a methyl ketone unit, so it gives no iodoform.