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  2. Alcohol oxidation - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol oxidation is a collection of oxidation reactions in organic chemistry that convert alcohols to aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and esters. The reaction mainly applies to primary and secondary alcohols. Secondary alcohols form ketones, while primary alcohols form aldehydes or carboxylic acids. [1] A variety of oxidants can be used.

  3. Carboxylic acid - Wikipedia

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    In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group (−C(=O)−OH) [1] attached to an R-group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is often written as R−COOH or R−CO 2 H, sometimes as R−C(O)OH with R referring to an organyl group (e.g., alkyl, alkenyl, aryl), or hydrogen, or other groups ...

  4. Alcohol (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Tertiary alcohols (R 1 R 2 R 3 C−OH) are resistant to oxidation. The direct oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids normally proceeds via the corresponding aldehyde, which is transformed via an aldehyde hydrate (R−CH(OH) 2) by reaction with water before it can be further oxidized to the carboxylic acid.

  5. Organic acid - Wikipedia

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    The most common organic acids are the carboxylic acids, whose acidity is associated with their carboxyl group –COOH. Sulfonic acids, containing the group –SO 2 OH, are relatively stronger acids. Alcohols, with –OH, can act as acids but they are usually very weak.

  6. Oxalic acid - Wikipedia

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    Oxalic acid is an organic acid with the systematic name ethanedioic acid and chemical formula HO−C(=O)−C(=O)−OH, also written as (COOH) 2 or (CO 2 H) 2 or H 2 C 2 O 4. It is the simplest dicarboxylic acid. It is a white crystalline solid that forms a colorless solution in water.

  7. List of carboxylic acids - Wikipedia

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    butane-1-carboxylic acid: CH 3 (CH 2) 3 COOH 3-methylbutanoic acid: isovaleric acid isopentanoic acid delphinic acid β-methylbutiric acid 3-methylbutiric acid (CH 3) 2 CHCH 2 COOH 2-methylbutanoic acid: 2-methylbutiric acid: CH 3 CH 2 CH(CH 3)COOH 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid: pivalic acid trimethylacetic acid neopentanoic acid (CH 3) 3 CCOOH 3 ...

  8. Dehydration reaction - Wikipedia

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    The classic example of a dehydration reaction is the Fischer esterification, which involves treating a carboxylic acid with an alcohol to give an ester RCO 2 H + R′OH ⇌ RCO 2 R′ + H 2 O. Often such reactions require the presence of a dehydrating agent, i.e. a substance that reacts with water.

  9. Alpha hydroxycarboxylic acid - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, specialized synthetic routes include the reaction of dilithiated carboxylic acids with oxygen, followed by aqueous workup. [15] R−CHLiCO 2 Li + O 2 → R−CH(O 2 Li)CO 2 Li R−CH(O 2 Li)CO 2 Li + H + → R−CH(OH)CO 2 H + 2Li + + ... Additionally, α-keto aldehydes can be transformed into α-hydroxy acids through the ...