Question

How would you convert the following?:
i) Alcohol to carboxylic acid
ii) Aldehyde to carboxylic acid

Answer 1

Answer on Question#61066 -Chemistry - Organic chemistry

Question:

How would you convert the following?:

i) Alcohol to carboxylic acid

ii) Aldehyde to carboxylic acid

Answer:

i) We can convert alcohol to carboxylic acid via full oxidation by an excess of potassium dichromate(VI):

ii) We can convert aldehyde to carboxylic acid via oxidation by potassium permanganate:

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