What is (are) the product(s) of the following reaction?

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The reaction involves the oxidation of an alcohol using pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) as the oxidizing agent. PCC is a mild oxidizing agent that converts primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones.

In this reaction, compound I is a secondary alcohol which will be oxidized to a ketone by PCC. The product of the oxidation of I is compound III.

Compound II is an alkene and is not involved in the reaction with PCC.

Therefore, the products of the reaction are only I and III, making the answer D the correct choice.

What Is (Are) the Product(s) of the Following Reaction