Edexcel IAL Chemistry AS 10.18 Oxidation of alcohols
Edexcel IAL Chemistry AS 10.18 Oxidation of alcohols
Classify the alcohol first, use distillation to retain an aldehyde or reflux to form a carboxylic acid and state the orange-to-green dichromate change.
How this is tested
- State acidified potassium dichromate(VI), heating and the orange-to-green colour change.
- Distil a primary alcohol product to obtain an aldehyde before further oxidation.
- Reflux a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid or oxidise a secondary alcohol to a ketone.