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Which fo the following statements regarding chemical properties of acetophenone are wrong ? I. It is reduced to methyl phenyl carbinol by sodium acid and ethanol II. It is oxidised to benzoic acid with acidified `KMnO_(4)` III. It does not undergo electrophilic substitution like nitration at meta position ltbr. IV. It does not undergo iodoform reaction with iodine and alkali.A. I and IIB. II and IVC. III and IVD. I and III

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Acetophenone is `CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)C-ph`. It has `alpha` -H so undergoes Aldol. It has `CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)C-` group so undergoes Iodoform .


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