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Question

____ will oxidize primary alcohols to aldehdyes and secondary alcohols to ketones.

Answer

PCC will oxidize primary alcohols to aldehdyes and secondary alcohols to ketones.
PCC will oxidize primary alcohols to aldehdyes and secondary alcohols to ketones.
Note: Good oxidizing agents have a high affinity for electrons (such as O2, O3, and Cl2) or unusually high oxidation states (like Mn7+ in permanganate, MnO4- ; and Cr6+ in chromate, CrO42- ).
Mnemonic: OIL RIG!

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