State whether the following statements are True or False:

A.

The reaction of methyl magnesium bromide with acetone followed by hydrolysis gives secondary butanol.

B.

The yield of a ketone when a secondary alcohol is oxidised is more than the yield of an aldehyde when a primary alcohol is oxidised.

C.

The addition reactions of carbonyl com-pounds are nucleophilic addition reactions.

D.

The boiling point of propionic acid is less than that of n-butyl alcohol, an alcohol of comparable, molecular mass.

E.

In reactions in which formic acid acts as a reducing agent, it is itself oxidised to carbon monoxide.