Answer to Question #205668 in Organic Chemistry for Jessica

Question #205668

Describe the reagents and method to oxidise 1-butanol to butanoic acid. state what would you observe and give equation for the reaction.

Describe how would you modify your method to obtain butanal.


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2021-06-11T05:37:48-0400

Butan-1-ol (1-butanol) is a primary alkanol, the OH functional group is attached to a terminal (end) carbon atom. Oxidation of a primary alkanol produces firstly an alkanal, and then the alkanal can be further oxidised to produce the alkanoic acid.


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