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What type of alcohol undergoes oxidation to yield a ketone?

What is the product when this compound undergoes oxidation?               CH3                |CH3 – C – CH2 – CH2 – OH               |             CH3

The dehydration product of CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – OH in the presence of acid is

Methanol is toxic because it is ________ by the liver to carboxylic acids.

Which compound will undergo oxidation to yield the following?

Thiols can be oxidized to

The dehydration product of OH in the presence of acid is │ CH3 – CH- CH3

The dehydration of an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid yields

Alcohols undergo combustion to form

Provide the IUPAC name for the following compounds (3 pts)