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Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) selectively oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes without converting them to carboxylic acids.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers > Topic: Preparation of Alcohols - from Alkenes Haloalkanes Carbonyls Grignard
A secondary alcohol has the -OH group attached to a carbon bonded to two other carbons. CH₃-CH(OH)-CH₃ (propan-2-ol) fits this definition.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers > Topic: Physical Properties and Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols
A primary alcohol has the -OH group attached to a carbon bonded to only one other carbon. CH₃CH₂CH₂OH (propan-1-ol) is a primary alcohol.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers > Topic: Physical Properties and Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols
2-Methylpropan-1-ol ((CH₃)2CHCH₂OH), a primary alcohol, is oxidized to 2-methylpropanoic acid ((CH₃)2CHCOOH) with KMnO₄, a strong oxidant.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers > Topic: Physical Properties and Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols
Thionyl chloride ( SOCl₂ ) reacts with alcohols to form alkyl chlorides, producing SO₂ and HCl , both gases, making it preferred for pure product formation.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions - SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms
PCl₅ reacts with 1-butanol ( CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OH ) to form 1-chlorobutane ( CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂Cl ) with POCl₃ and HCl as byproducts.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Classification and Nomenclature and Isomerism of Haloalkanes
