3.3 – Oxidation of Alcohols
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between oxidation and reduction in organic chemistry
- Predict products (if any) and write reaction schemes for the following reactions (no curved arrow mechanisms or energy profile diagrams required)
- Reaction of primary, secondary, tertiary alcohols, or reaction of an aldehyde or ketone using KMnO4, K2Cr2O7, or PCC