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Amongst the following compounds the one which would not respond to iodoform test is

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`CH_(3)CH(OH)CH_(2)CH_(3)`
`ICH_(2)COCH_(2)CH_(3)`
`CH_(3)COOH`
`CH_(3)CHO`

Solution :In ACETIC acid, the most acidic proton is attached to O-atom. So, deprotonation of `alpha`-hydrogen does not occur and hence no HALOFORM REACTION TAKES place.


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