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Which organic molecules can be oxidised?
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Which organic molecules can be oxidised?
Circle the carbon with the functional group attached. Does it have any hydrogens directly attached?
- YES
- It can be oxidised.
- NO
- It can't be oxidised.
- YES
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- A super simple key to tell whether an alcohol, aldehyde, ketone or carboxylic acid can be oxidised or not. Much easier than learning that primary alcohols, secondary alcohols and aldehydes CAN whereas tertiary alcohols, ketones and carboxylic acids CAN'T.
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- Stephen Cole · May 2014
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- Feb 19, 2016
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