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Mild oxidation of a secondary alcohol will produce a ketone; strong oxidation, such as burning, can produce carbon dioxide and water.
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What kind of alcohols can be used to prepare aldehydes?
All primary (10) alcohols may be oxidized to aldehydes.
What is the colour of K2Cr2O7 when oxidized or reduced?
Orange ---> Green Primary and secondary alcohols, no reaction with tertiary
Is camphor an aldehyde?
Camphor is a ketone.It is the oxidation product of borneol, which is a secondary alcohol. Primary alcohols when they are oxidized can either produce carboxylic acids or aldehydes. However, since borneol is secondary, it cannot be oxidized to produce an aldehyde or carboxylic acid.Secondary alcohols, on the other hand, will produce ketones. Since borneol is a secondary alcohol, it cannot be oxidized to make an aldehyde which means that camphor must be a ketone.Here is a link to the reaction that I'm talking about:http://img41.imageshack.us/i/primaryohoxidat2.png/Hope that answers your question.
Use of borane in THF in organic synthesis?
Borane takes aldehydes to primary alcohols and ketones to secondary alcohols it also reduces esters but only slowly
What is the importance of Lucas test?
It is used to distinguish between primary,secondary & tertiary alcohols
What is the colour of K2Cr2O7 when oxidized or reduced?
Orange ---> Green Primary and secondary alcohols, no reaction with tertiary
What kind of alcohols can be used to prepare aldehydes?
All primary (10) alcohols may be oxidized to aldehydes.
What kinds of alcohols can be used to prepare ketones?
Secondary and tertiary alcohols can form ketones. A primary alcohol will form an aldehyde.
Is camphor an aldehyde?
Camphor is a ketone.It is the oxidation product of borneol, which is a secondary alcohol. Primary alcohols when they are oxidized can either produce carboxylic acids or aldehydes. However, since borneol is secondary, it cannot be oxidized to produce an aldehyde or carboxylic acid.Secondary alcohols, on the other hand, will produce ketones. Since borneol is a secondary alcohol, it cannot be oxidized to make an aldehyde which means that camphor must be a ketone.Here is a link to the reaction that I'm talking about:http://img41.imageshack.us/i/primaryohoxidat2.png/Hope that answers your question.
Why does bleach oxidize 2-methylcyclohexanol but not 1-methylcyclohexanol?
Because 2- methylcyclohexanol is a secondary alcohol (2 R- groups) and can be oxidized to a ketone quite easity whereas 1- methylcyclohexanol is a tertiary alcohol (3 R- groups) and is not easily oxidized. Tertiary alcohols in general are very difficult to oxidize.
What is the product when secondary alcohol is oxidized?
ketone
Use of borane in THF in organic synthesis?
Borane takes aldehydes to primary alcohols and ketones to secondary alcohols it also reduces esters but only slowly
What is the importance of Lucas test?
It is used to distinguish between primary,secondary & tertiary alcohols
Is an cyclohexanol primary or secondary alcohol?
Yes. Any compound containing an R-OH group will have a name ending in "ol". These are all alcohols.
What is the equation for the preparation of ketones from secondary alcohols?
You can only make any ketone from any secondary alcohol by using PCC, Jones reagent, or NaCr2O4 in acid as a reagent.
How many isomers of c5h12o will be secondary alcohols?
secondaryPentan-3-olsecondaryPentan-2-olsecondary3-Methylbutan-2-ol
What is the relative reactivity of Secondary and tertiary alcohols towards oxidation with potassium permanganate?
primary alcohol reacts the fastest towards oxidation followed by secondary alcohol and tertiary alcohol.
