Which of the following compounds does NOT react with sodium metal?

Which of the following compounds does NOT react with sodium metal?
  1. $\mathrm{CH}_{3}-\mathrm{CH}_{2}-\mathrm{OH}$
  2. $\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH}$
  3. $\mathrm{CH}_{3}-\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{CH}_{3}$
  4. $\mathrm{CH}_{3}-\mathrm{COOH}$

Solution

Due to absence of acidic proton.

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (13 Oct Shift 1)

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