Oxidation and Dehydration of Alcohols (WHAT'S IN A MEDICINE)

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What is the Oxidising agent used to oxidise alcohol?
Potassium Dichromate (VI)
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What colour does it change to when oxidised?
From orange--> green
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What does a primary alcohol oxidise to? what can it then be turned into?
Aldehyde then carboxylic acid
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What does a secondary alcohol oxidise to?
Ketone
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What conditions are needed for dehydration of an alcohol?
Heat and Concentrated sulfuric acid
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What are the products of Dehyration and what type of reaction is it?
An alkene and water in an elimination reaction
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What colour does it change to when oxidised?

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What does a primary alcohol oxidise to? what can it then be turned into?

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What does a secondary alcohol oxidise to?

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What conditions are needed for dehydration of an alcohol?

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