Oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols, using mild oxidizing agents produces aldehydes and ketonesWhen this type of reaction is used for aldehyde preparation, reaction condition must be sufficiently mild to avoid further oxidation of the aldehyde to a carboxylic acid. ketones do not go further oxidation that aldehydes do.In the oxidation of an alcohol to an aldehyde or a ketone, the alcohol molecule loses H atom, recall that decrease in the number of C-H bond in an organic molecule is one of the operational definitions for the process of oxidation. |