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[*] posted on 15-4-2014 at 12:06
oxidation of secondary alcohols

if i want to oxidize secondary alcohol to ketone and i want to use KMnO4 should i add something like acid or base?
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[*] posted on 15-4-2014 at 13:17


Acid. H2SO4 ideally, but dilute.

I am not sure that acidified permanganate is suitable for oxidation of 2o alcohols to ketones, as I normally used acidified dichromate, but hey - its worth a shot!

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[*] posted on 15-4-2014 at 18:04


Permanganate is not picky about what it oxidizes. It will work (even without acid, although not as well as with acid), but watch out for other oxidizable functional groups.



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