S) tertiary alcohols do not give positive iodoform
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"R" can be a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group (for example, an alkyl group). ... No tertiary alcohols can contain this group because no tertiary alcohols can have a hydrogen atom attached to the carbon with the -OH group. No tertiary alcohols give the triiodomethane (iodoform) reaction.
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Iodoform test is used for detection of methyl ketones. ... - As tertiary alcohols don't have H-atom attached to C-atom with -OH group, they get converted to alkenes (instead of ketones) under reaction conditions. - Therefore, tertiary alcohols can't give +ve iodoform reaction.
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