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Title: reaction pathways help
Post by: methodsboy on May 07, 2009, 08:13:53 pm

hey all
For:
alkanol -> carboxyllic acid

how can you tell what oxidant (out of permanganate, oxygen and dicromate) should be reacted with the alkanol to produce a carboxyllic acid?

Title: Re: reaction pathways help
Post by: d0minicz on May 07, 2009, 08:15:09 pm

either and using an acidic enviro

Title: Re: reaction pathways help
Post by: TrueTears on May 07, 2009, 08:18:45 pm

you mean the catalyst? You can choose any of those 3, althought permanganate and dicromate is more preferred

Title: Re: reaction pathways help
Post by: methodsboy on May 07, 2009, 08:18:58 pm

Quote from: d0minicz on May 07, 2009, 08:15:09 pm

either and using an acidic enviro

gimme an example of an acidic environment please.

Title: Re: reaction pathways help
Post by: d0minicz on May 07, 2009, 08:29:44 pm

normally just represented by H+

Title: Re: reaction pathways help
Post by: methodsboy on May 07, 2009, 08:32:07 pm

Quote from: d0minicz on May 07, 2009, 08:29:44 pm

normally just represented by H+

oh kool. yeah i've been writing the H+ with the oxidant but i didnt know that it depicted an "acidic" environment. Thanks =]