Which of the following gives red colour in Victor Meyer's test?

1.	Which of the following gives red colour in Victor Meyer's test?
Answer» n-Propyl alcohol Isopropyl alcohol tert-Butyl alcohol sec-Butyl alcohol Solution :`underset((1^(@)-"Alcohol"))underset("n-Propyl alcohol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH) "" underset((2^(@)-"alcohol"))underset("Isopropyl alcohol")(CH_(3)-overset(OH)overset(\|)(CH)-CH_(3))` `underset((3^(@)-"alcohol"))underset("tert-Butyl alcohol")(CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(\|)overset(OH)overset(\|)(C)-CH_(3)) "" underset((2^(@)-"alcohol"))underset("sec-Butyl alcohol")(CH_(3)-overset(OH)overset(\|)(CH)-CH_(2)-CH_(3))` A `1^(@)` alcohol GIVES RED colour in Victor Meyer's TEST. Therefore, n-propyl alcohol (i.e., only `1^(@)` alcohol) will give a red colour in the test.

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