Homework Help: organic chem

Posted by meghan on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 3:36pm.

which of following alcohols can be oxidized to be a carboxylic acid. Name the carboxylic acid produced. Those that cannot be oxidized to a carboxylic acid name the final product
A. ethanol
b. 2-propanol
c. 1-propanol
d. 3-pentanol

organic chem - Devron, Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 12:51am
A and C can be oxidized to form carboxylic acids, and the rest of them will form ketones.

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