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Which of the following give a yellow precipitate with and ?

  1. Aethanol
  2. Bpentan-3-one
  3. C1-phenylethan-1-ol
  4. Dpropanal

Answer: A, C

Ethanol, , and 1-phenylethan-1-ol, , are oxidised by to ethanal and acetophenone, which both contain . Pentan-3-one and propanal have no group and no precursor.
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