Tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidized because
A)the alcohol carbon is bonded to four groups so no hydrogen can be added to it.
B)the alcohol carbon is bonded to four groups so no oxygen can be added to it.
C)there are no oxygen atoms to remove from the alcohol carbon.
D)there are no hydrogen atoms attached to the alcohol carbon.
E)the alcohol carbon is too electronegative to have hydrogen removed from it.

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Tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidized because they lack hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group, which is necessary for the oxidation process to occur.

Tertiary Alcohols Cannot Be Oxidized Because