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OPRA Medicinal Chemistry and Biopharmaceutics QUESTION #3820
Question 1
What organic functional group is produced when a secondary alcohol undergoes oxidation?
  • Ketone✔️
  • Primary alcohol
  • Aldehyde
  • Ether
Correct Answer Explanation
Oxidation of a secondary alcohol $(\text{R-CHOH-R}')$ yields a ketone $(\text{R-CO-R}')$, because both carbon substituents are retained.