Question

What type of compound is formed when a secondary (2°) alcohol is treated with Jones' reagent?

an alkene

an alkyne

an aldehyde

a ketone

a carboxylic acid

Answer 1

Option D, ketone

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Jones reagent (CrO3/H2SO4) is a strong oxidizing agent and oxidize the secondary alcohol to ketone.

Example , isopropanol gets oxidized to propanone.

Primary Alcohol gets oxidized to Carboxylic acids.