Oxidation Of Aclcohols

Question 1

Functional group of an aldehyde.

Answer 1

-C = O
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H

Question 2

Alkanone (ketone)

Answer 2

The product of oxidation in a secondary alcohol.

Question 3

• C = O

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Answer 3

Functional group of an alkanone/ ketone.

Question 4

What can alkanals be oxidised to?

Answer 4

Carboxylic acids

Question 5

What can alkanones be oxidised to?

Answer 5

Nothing. They cannot be oxidised further.

Question 6

Oxidising agents

Answer 6

Potassium permanganate
Or
Potassium dichromate

Question 7

What does a tertiary alcohol oxidise to?

Answer 7

Nothing. Tertiary alcohols cannot oxidise.

Question 8

What alcohol cannot be oxidised?

Answer 8

Tertiary alcohol

Question 9

Carbonyl compounds

Answer 9

Carbonyl compounds all contain the functional group C= O. Alkanals, alkanones and carboxylic acids are examples.

Question 10

The 3 types of alcohols

Answer 10

Primary,secondary and tertiary

Question 11

Primary,secondary and tertiary

Answer 11

The 3 types of alcohols

Question 12

What does the oxidation of a primary alcohol produce?

Answer 12

Alkanal (aldehyde)