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Which statements about Jones reagent (//acetone) are correct?

  1. AButan-2-ol is oxidised to butan-2-one.
  2. BButan-1-ol is oxidised to butanoic acid.
  3. C2-Methylpropan-2-ol is not oxidised.
  4. DPentan-3-ol is oxidised to pentanoic acid.

Answer: A, B, C

Jones reagent takes secondary alcohols to ketones, primary alcohols to carboxylic acids, and leaves tertiary alcohols alone, so (A), (B) and (C) are correct. Pentan-3-ol gives pentan-3-one, not an acid (there is no C-C cleavage under these conditions), so (D) is wrong.
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