PROBLEM 12.24 - Organic Chemistry

Question

Question: Draw the organic products in each of the following reactions.

a. 

b.

c.

d.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Answer

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b.

c.

d.

Oxidation using alcohols

Alcohols can be oxidized into ketones, aldehydes, or carboxylic acids using strong oxidizing agents. 

The reactions of different types of alcohols with oxidizing agents are given below:

Oxidation of alcohols

Reagents

The reagents that are mostly used are PCC, CrO₃  ,H₂SO₄ /H₂SO₄^, K₂Cr₂O₇

 CrO₃ and  K₂Cr₂O₇ are stronger oxidizing agents and are therefore used to convert primary alcohols to carboxylic acids. Secondary alcohols are reactive to all of the reagents.

Determining the organic products

a. The given compound is a primary alcohol, which when oxidized with PCC, would produce an aldehyde, as shown below:

Oxidation of primary alcohol using PCC

b. As secondary alcohols get oxidized to form ketone in presence of  any Cr⁶⁺  reagents, the product would be as shown below

Oxidation of secondary alcohol using PCC

c. When primary alcohol is reacted with  , it will produce a carboxylic acid. 

Oxidation of primary alcohol using CrO₃

d. The secondary alcohol would react with   to produce the following ketone.

Oxidation of secondary alcohol using