13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
Oxidizing Agent
Problem 24.52
Textbook Question
Textbook Question(•••) A chemist attempted to oxidize a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid using chromic acid. The product shown was obtained as a major component in the mixture. Suggest an arrow-pushing mechanism that accounts for its formation. [Think about what chromic acid would normally do to a phenol and make a list of bonds formed and bonds broken.]
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