Name 3 oxidizing agents that can oxidise alcohol to aldehyde.?

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Name 3 oxidizing agents that can oxidise alcohol to aldehyde.?

preferably include the equations ya~?
thanks!

2006-09-15 05:51:10 · 3 answers · asked by whitehairydemon 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Ummm, do your own chemistry homework !

2006-09-15 06:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

what type of alcohol. assuming it's secondary swern, jones, permanganate can oxidixe it to an aldehyde.

just look up named reactions and you'll find what you're looking for

2006-09-15 13:02:02 · answer #2 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i am not sure but i think you can use acidified potassium dichromate(acid is sulphuric acid),alkaline potassium permaganate(base is potassium hydroxide),dilute nitric acid.
but you have to control the reaction or else it would result in acid

2006-09-15 13:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by arvik_the_first 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋