BRAINCAKEOxidation
Primary and secondary alcohols can be oxidised using potassium dichromate VI and sulfuric acid (K2Cr2O7/H2SO4).
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Key terms in this lesson
- oxidation
- A reaction in which hydrogen atoms are removed from, or oxygen atoms are added to, an organic molecule.
- primary alcohol
- An alcohol in which the -OH group is attached to a carbon atom bonded to only one alkyl group.
- secondary alcohol
- An alcohol in which the -OH group is attached to a carbon atom bonded to two alkyl groups.
- tertiary alcohol
- An alcohol in which the -OH group is attached to a carbon atom bonded to three alkyl groups.
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