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Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols

Organic

Overview of alcohol oxidation: a primary alcohol going to an aldehyde and then a carboxylic acid, and a secondary alcohol going to a ketone.

Alcohols

Primary alcohols oxidize to aldehydes and then carboxylic acids; secondary alcohols oxidize to ketones.

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