What do tertiary alcohols yield upon oxidation?

Tertiary alcohols do not undergo oxidation to form aldehydes, ketones, or alkenes, which makes the correct response "no reaction." This is due to the structure of tertiary alcohols, which have three carbon groups bonded to the carbon atom that carries the hydroxyl group (-OH).

When a tertiary alcohol is oxidized, there is no hydrogen atom available on the carbon with the -OH group that can be removed. Oxidation reactions generally involve the removal of hydrogen atoms or the addition of oxygen, and in the case of tertiary alcohols, this transformation cannot occur. Thus, unlike primary and secondary alcohols, which can be readily oxidized to aldehydes and ketones respectively, tertiary alcohols resist oxidation under normal conditions, leading to the conclusion that they yield no significant reaction when subjected to oxidizing agents.