Questions and Answers
What is the main product formed when a secondary alcohol undergoes oxidation?
Ketone
What type of reagents are commonly used for alcohol oxidation?
Metal oxo complexes
Which type of alcohol is susceptible to over oxidation to carboxylic acids?
Primary alcohol
How does the oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids normally proceed?
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What happens when allylic and benzylic alcohols undergo oxidation?
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