Organic Chemistry · Chapter 4: Analyzing Organic Reactions

Question

Primary alcohols can be oxidized by one level to become ____.

Answer

Primary alcohols can be oxidized by one level to become aldehydes, or can be further oxidized to form carboxylic acids.
Primary alcohols can be oxidized by one level to become aldehydes, or can be further oxidized to form carboxylic acids.
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- ).

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