The major product formed in the following reaction is:

The major product formed in the following reaction is:

Solution

PCC oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones. In the above reaction, $-\mathrm{OCOCH}_3$ group is hydrolyzed to secondary alcohol which is then oxidised (with PCC) to ketone.

Asked in: JEE Main 2018 (15 Apr Shift 2 Online)

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