Comments on: Alcohol Oxidation: “Strong” and “Weak” Oxidants https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:32:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-685026 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:32:25 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-685026 In reply to Olivia.

PCC is totally fine.

No reason to use KMnO4 – it is very unselective and will oxidize everything.

]]> By: Olivia https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-685025 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:08:50 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-685025 Is there any benefit in using a strong oxidant over a weak one when converting a secondary alcohol to a ketone? TA’s answer key had PCC crossed out in favor of KMnO4

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-676818 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 03:38:01 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-676818 In reply to sumera..

The usual procedure is to use MnO2, although there are other ways. It’s not often covered in North American introductory courses, so I don’t discuss it.

]]> By: sumera. https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-676712 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:10:13 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-676712 what about allylic alchol oxidation

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]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-578179 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:26:56 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-578179 In reply to aditya surve.

Glad to hear it, thank you aditya.

]]> By: aditya surve https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-578170 Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:11:12 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-578170 thank you,this info really helped me

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-555401 Sat, 18 May 2019 03:20:18 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-555401 In reply to Aditya.

No, and that wouldn’t be an oxidation anyway. That’s elimination.

]]> By: Aditya https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2015/05/06/alcohol-oxidation-strong-and-weak-oxidants/#comment-506176 Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:24:24 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=8907#comment-506176 Don’t tertiary alcohols give alkenes on strong oxidation?

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