An alcohol on oxidation is found to give CH_(3)COOH and CH_(3)CH_(2)COOH. The structure of the alcohol is

An alcohol on oxidation is found to give CH_(3)COOH and CH_(3)CH_(2)CO

1.	An alcohol on oxidation is found to give CH_(3)COOH and CH_(3)CH_(2)COOH. The structure of the alcohol is
Answer» `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH` `(CH_(3))_(2)C(OH)CH_(2)CH_(3)` `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH(OH)CH_(3)` `CH_(3)CH(OH)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(3)` SOLUTION :SINCE the alcohol FORMS a mixture of acids, each with LESSER number of carbon atoms. This suggests the presence of secondary ALCOHOLIC group. `underset(A 2^(@) alcohol")(CH_(3)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-overset(OH)overset(\|)(CH)-CH_(3) overset([O])rarr)` `CH_(3)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-overset(O)overset(\|\|)(C)-CH_(3) overset([O])rarr CH_(3)CH_(2)COOH+CH_(3)COOH`