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Q.Simple hydrocarbons, ethers, ketones and alcohols do not get oxidized by Tollens' reagent. Explain, Why ?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Tollens' reagent (ammoniacal AgNO₃) is a mild, selective oxidant: the diammine silver(I) ion gains just one electron per silver. Only the aldehyde group — with its easily removed carbonyl H — is oxidizable under such gentle conditions. Hydrocarbons, ethers, alcohols and ketones have no comparably reactive H on the carbonyl carbon (a ketone's C=O carries two firm …
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