Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids
Description: Primary alcohols treated with chromic acid will be converted to carboxylic acids. The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get access to this page,…
Read moreDescription: Primary alcohols treated with chromic acid will be converted to carboxylic acids. The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get access to this page,…
Read more…(1-3), 327-335 DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5861(98)00440-4 This paper shows that the mechanism for formation of symmetrical ethers from secondary alcohols (e.g. isopropanol) is more complex, as bimolecular dehydration can compete with other…
Read moreDescription: Treatment of secondary alcohols with pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) leads to ketones. The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get access to this page, plus…
Read more…327-335 DOI: 1016/S0920-5861(98)00440-4 This paper shows that the mechanism for formation of symmetrical ethers from secondary alcohols (e.g. isopropanol) is more complex, as bimolecular dehydration can compete with other pathways…
Read more…gives you two alkyl halide + alkoxide combinations to choose from. Let’s start with a fairly easy example. See if you can come up with reasonable starting materials for the…
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Read more…as in example 1. And in example 3, two benzoic acids are formed. Finally, when no hydrogens are present on the benzylic carbon, no reaction occurs (example 4). Mechanism: For…
Read more…stabilizes the conjugate base will increase acidity. Here’s another example. Compare ethanol (pKa 16) to 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (pKa about 12). Why do you think trifluoroethanol is more acidic? Compare their conjugate…
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