carboxylic acid derivatives

Question 1

anhydrides reacting with nucleophile

Answer 1

create carboxylic acid + either ester or amide

Question 2

PCC

Answer 2

can only oxidize primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones

Question 3

K2Cr2O7

Answer 3

oxidizing agent that turns primary alcohol into carboxylic acid; aldehyde into carboxylic acid; and secondary alcohol into a ketone

Question 4

KMnO4

Answer 4

oxidizing agent that turns primary alcohol into carboxylic acid; aldehyde into carboxylic acid; and secondary alcohol into a ketone

Question 5

H2CrO4

Answer 5

oxidizing agent that turns primary alcohol into carboxylic acid; aldehyde into carboxylic acid; and secondary alcohol into a ketone

Question 6

CrO3

Answer 6

aka Jones oxidation
oxidizing agent that turns primary alcohol into carboxylic acid; aldehyde into carboxylic acid; and secondary alcohol into a ketone

Question 7

H2O2

Answer 7

oxidizing agent that turns primary alcohol into carboxylic acid; aldehyde into carboxylic acid; and secondary alcohol into a ketone

Question 8

O2

Answer 8

oxidizing agent that turns primary alcohol into carboxylic acid; aldehyde into carboxylic acid; and secondary alcohol into a ketone

Question 9

Ag2O

Answer 9

Tollens Test

turns aldehyde into carboxylic acid

can turn hydroxy ketone into a carboxylic acid as well if it undergoes tautomerization