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Draw the alcohol that is oxidized to give the product shown below. Show all hydrogen atoms.
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♦ Relevant knowledge
Primary alcohols are molecule which contains an OH group that is bonded directly to an -CH2 or –CH3 group. If a primary alcohol is converted to oxidation, it changes into an aldehyde. This occurs due to the removal of 2 hydrogen molecules, one from the OH group and the other from the -CH2 or -CH3 group. To make up for the loss of hydrogen atoms, the carbonoxygen single bond is changed to double bonds between carbon and oxygen.
This question can be solved by drawing the structure of the alcohol that is to be oxidized in order to produce the aldehyde. The organic compounds that contain at least one functional group hydroxy (-OH), are called alcohols. The type of alcohol used and the reagent used to oxidize alcohol will determine the product that is formed. Aldehydes are produced by primary alcohols, while ketone is created when secondary alcohols undergo oxidation.
Alcohols are organic compounds that contain the -OH group as a functional group. The general formula for alcohols can be described as R-OH. The number of carbon atoms that are bonded to the carbon bearing a hydroxy group determines whether the alcohols can be divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary categories. Below is a representation of the three types of alcohols.
Oxidation alcohols:
The most important compound in organic synthesis is alcohol. They are involved in many types of reactions. The most important reactions that alcohols undergo are the oxidation reaction. When alcohol is treated with an oxidizing agents, it undergoes an oxidation reaction. Secondary alcohols can be oxidized with mild oxidizing agents to make aldehydes or carboxylic acid with strong oxidizing agents. Secondary alcohols can also be oxidized to produce ketone.
One molecule of hydrogen is eliminated from a molecule in the above oxidation reaction.
This is an oxidation reaction.
This is the structure of the product:
The above compound contains an aldehyde functional groups (-CHO).
The oxidation reaction is what forms the aldehyde.
The aldehyde functional groups are formed through an oxidation reaction.
Aldehydes are formed from the oxidation primary alcohols as discussed in the discussion on the oxidation alcohols.
Therefore, the primary alcohol must be used as the starting material.
The following diagram shows the structure and oxidation reactions of alcohol.
Below is the structure of the alcohol to be oxidized in order to make the product.