Oxidation of secondary and teritary alcohols:

Question 1

What happens when we oxidise a secondary alcohol?

Answer 1

= using acidified pottasium di-chromate
= a ketone and water is produced
= turns from orange to green
= ketons cannot be oxidised any further
= heat under reflux
= ketoness have a low boiling point than alcohols

Question 2

During oxidation what happens?

Answer 2

= remove a hydrogen atom from the carbon bonded to the OH
= there is another hydrogen atom to remove
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Question 3

Why cant we oxidise ketons and teritary alcohols?

Answer 3

= there is no hydrogen bonded to the carbon forming the OH bond

Question 4

Can we oxidise teritary alcohols ?

Answer 4

N.o.