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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An alcohol with molecular formula CnH2n+1OH has a chiral carbon atom but does not react with MnO4- / H+. What is the least number of carbon atoms such an alcohol could possess? A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this alcohol is a tertiary thats why it doesnt go oxidation Now if you draw on a paper you will end up with 7 carbon atoms which make a chiral carbon

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