Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry

Oxidation of Alcohols                                                                                ...Read More

Oxidation of Alcohols 4. Oxidation Reactions of Alcohols Simple 1º and 2º-alcohols in the gaseous state lose hydrogen when exposed to a hot copper surface. This catalyticdehydrogenation reaction produces aldehydes (as shown below) and ketones, and since the carbon atom bonded to the oxygen...Read More

Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic Acids The carboxyl functional group that characterizes the carboxylic acids is unusual in that it is composed of two functional groups described earlier in this text. As may be seen in the formula on the right, the carboxyl group is...Read More