Oxidation of secondary and tertiary alcohols.

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What happens when a secondary alcohol is oxidised

We make a ketone plus water, so propan-2-ol forms the ketone propanone

If acidified potassium dichromate is being used as oxidising agent, the solution turns from orange to green.

<p>We make a ketone plus water, so propan-2-ol forms the ketone propanone</p><p>If acidified potassium dichromate is being used as oxidising agent, the solution turns from orange to green.</p>
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Why can ketones not be oxidised any further

The carbon bonded to oxygen atom is not bonded to any more hydrogen atoms

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Why are ketonse volatile with relatively low bp

They cannot form hydrogen bonds

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What happens if tertiary alcohol is heated in presence of acidified potassium dischromate.

No reaction happens, and the oxidising agent remains an orange colour

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