1. The problem asks: What are tertiary alkanols oxidized to? 2. In organic chemistry, oxidation of alcohols depends on the type of alcohol: primary, secondary, or tertiary. 3. Primary alcohols oxidize to aldehydes and then to carboxylic acids. 4. Secondary alcohols oxidize to ketones. 5. Tertiary alcohols, however, do not undergo oxidation under normal conditions because they lack a hydrogen atom on the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group. 6. Therefore, tertiary alkanols are generally resistant to oxidation and do not form aldehydes, ketones, or carboxylic acids under mild oxidizing conditions. 7. Strong oxidizing agents can break carbon-carbon bonds, but this is not considered a simple oxidation of the alcohol group. 8. Summary: Tertiary alkanols are not oxidized to any simple oxidation product under normal conditions.