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Reaction Conditions for the Oxidation of Primary Alcohols
Hello All.
Recently I have been trying earnestly to oxidize a primary alcohol (ethanol) to its corresponding carboxylic acid (acetic acid) by potassium
permanganate.
I have tried all the different conditions that I could think of. The internet gives methods, but not conditions. My university books give principles
and mechanisms, but (once again) no conditions.
Thus, my question is:
What are the exact conditions that convert ethyl alcohol to acetic acid by KMnO4?
Thanks for the help (I hope)!
[Edited on 6-4-2011 by redox]
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1 M NaOH or KOH, according to Wikipedia. If you want a more reliable source you could try searching yourself. Considering how common and simple this reaction is, it is well
documented in literature.
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I realize this. I have already read Wikipedia and searched quite a bit.
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.....here are a few articles you should look for.....solo
OXIDATION OF BENZYL ALCOHOLS WITH OXONE AND SODIUM BROMIDE (synthetic communications vol32, #14, 2115-23, 20020).pdf
Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Carboxylic Acids at the Nickel Hydroxide Electrode.pdf
OxidationNaNO2 of primary allylic alcohols to carbonyla cmp..djvu
Oxidations and Reductions.pdf
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Thanks for the help guys, I think I found what I was doing wrong.
In my equation, I hadn't taken into account that my product was the potassium salt of acetic acid, not acetic acid itself.
Thus, a simple acid-workup is necessary.
 Problem Solved
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