13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
Oxidizing Agent
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Problem 6
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Textbook Question(••••) LOOKING AHEAD In Chapter 13, we explain how to convert secondary alcohols into ketones using a mild oxidation reaction. When the following enantiomerically pure and optically active secondary alcohol is submitted to these reaction conditions, the product is optically inactive. Explain this observation.
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