Organic Chemistry · Chapter 5: Alcohols

Question

Jones oxidation reaction oxidizes primary alcohols to ____.

Answer

Jones oxidation reaction oxidizes primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and secondary alcohols to ketones.
Jones oxidation reaction oxidizes primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and secondary alcohols to ketones.
Note: Finally, an even stronger chromium-containing oxidizing agent is chromium trioxide, CrO3. When dissolved with dilute sulfuric acid in acetone, this is called the Jones oxidation, as shown in Figure 5.8.

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