oxidation of a primary alcohol
what is the product formed when glycerol is refluxed with acidified potassium dichromate
Original post by kelsiepalfrey
what is the product formed when glycerol is refluxed with acidified potassium dichromate
What do you think forms?
Original post by dxnixl
...tertiary...
I think you'll find that it is secondary.
Original post by Pigster
I think you'll find that it is secondary.
my mistake, sorry. I'll edit that.
Original post by dxnixl
my mistake
Agreed on that bit.
Original post by dxnixl
Here's the skeletal structure of glycerol.
Note how there are primary and secondary alcohols in glycerol which, under reflux, can be completely oxidised.
Here's the skeletal structure of glycerol.
Note how there are primary and secondary alcohols in glycerol which, under reflux, can be completely oxidised.
so will the product be a ketone and a carboxylic acid or will it just be one of them?
Original post by Pigster
What do you think forms?
a ketone or carboxylic acid??
Original post by kelsiepalfrey
so will the product be a ketone and a carboxylic acid or will it just be one of them?
Yes, the primary alcohols will oxidise to carboxylic acids and the secondary alcohol will oxidise to a ketone (under reflux)
Original post by dxnixl
Yes, the primary alcohols will oxidise to carboxylic acids and the secondary alcohol will oxidise to a ketone (under reflux)
thank you
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