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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: 2-methylbutane on oxidation with KMnO4 gives 2-methylbutan-2-ol.
Statement II: n-alkanes can be easily oxidised to corresponding alcohols with KMnO4.
Choose the correct option:

Option 1 - <p>Both statement I and statement II are correct</p>
Option 2 - <p>Both statement I and statement II are incorrect</p>
Option 3 - <p>Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 4 - <p>Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct</p>
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Correct Option - 2
Detailed Solution:

KMnO? oxidizes alkanes that contain a tertiary hydrogen (3°H) to form tertiary alcohols.

n-alkanes, which do not contain tertiary hydrogens, are not oxidized by KMnO? under these conditions.

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