Question 12.SP.9: Oxidation of Alcohols Classify each of the following alcohol...
Oxidation of Alcohols
Classify each of the following alcohols as primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°); draw the condensed structural or line-angle formula for the aldehyde or ketone formed by its oxidation:
a. \begin{matrix}&&&&OH&&\\&&&&| &&\\CH_{3}&—&CH_{2}&—&CH&—&CH_{3}\\ \\\end{matrix}
b. 
a. This is a secondary (2°) alcohol, which can oxidize to a ketone.
\begin{matrix}&&&&O&&\\&&&&||&&\\CH_{3}&—&CH_{2}&—&CH&—&CH_{3}\end{matrix}b. This is a primary (1°) alcohol, which can oxidize to an aldehyde.
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