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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.
In chemistry, an alcohol (from Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl'), [2] is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl (−OH) functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Alcohols range from the simple, like methanol and ethanol , to complex, like sugar alcohols and cholesterol .
This category is about alcohol as it pertains to organic chemistry. For more information on human consumption of ethanol , see Category:Alcohol and Category:Alcoholic drinks . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
Oppenauer oxidation, named after Rupert Viktor Oppenauer , [1] is a gentle method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones. Oppenauer oxidation reaction scheme. The reaction is the opposite Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction. [2] The alcohol is oxidized with aluminium isopropoxide in excess acetone.
2 is about 10 −3, [1] while that of formaldehyde H 2 C =O to methanediol H 2 C(OH) 2 is 10 3. [2] For conversion of hexafluoroacetone (F 3 C) 2 C =O to the diol (F 3 C) 2 C(OH) 2, the constant is about 10 +6, due to the electron withdrawing effect of the trifluoromethyl groups. Similarly, the conversion of chloral (Cl
Wine chemistry (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Alcohol chemistry" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
C 6 H 12 O 6 + 2 ADP + 2 P i + 2 NAD + → 2 CH 3 COCOO − + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H 2 O + 2 H + CH 3 COCOO − is pyruvate, and P i is inorganic phosphate. Finally, pyruvate is converted to ethanol and CO 2 in two steps, regenerating oxidized NAD+ needed for glycolysis: 1. CH 3 COCOO − + H + → CH 3 CHO + CO 2. catalyzed by pyruvate ...
The Guerbet reaction, named after Marcel Guerbet (1861–1938), is an organic reaction that converts a primary alcohol into its β-alkylated dimer alcohol with loss of one equivalent of water. The process is of interest because it converts simple inexpensive feedstocks into more valuable products.