Homework Help: chemistry

Posted by ella on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 7:19pm.

I need to find out which structure is more correct:

Reaction of the compound C3H8O with CrO3 (oxidizing agent) yields acetone. Which of the three structures is more correct?

(My three structures are as follows: 1-propanol, 2-propanol, and methylethyl ether.)

chemistry - DrBob222, Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 10:08pm
I believe the answer is 2-propanol is oxidized to acetone.

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