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Ch. 18 - Ketones and Aldehydes
Wade - Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
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Capitolo 18, Problema 34b

Predict the major products of the following reactions.
(b) Chemical structure of a compound with hydroxyl and aldehyde groups, reacting with potassium dichromate in sulfuric acid.

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Step 1: Analyze the reactants and reagents. The starting compound is a cyclohexane ring with an aldehyde (-CHO) group and a hydroxyl (-OH) group attached. The reagent is potassium dichromate (K₂Cr₂O₇) in sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄), which is a strong oxidizing agent.
Step 2: Understand the oxidation process. Potassium dichromate in acidic conditions can oxidize primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and aldehydes to carboxylic acids. Secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones.
Step 3: Identify the functional groups susceptible to oxidation. In this molecule, the aldehyde group (-CHO) and the hydroxyl group (-OH) are both susceptible to oxidation under these conditions.
Step 4: Predict the oxidation of the aldehyde group. The aldehyde (-CHO) will be oxidized to a carboxylic acid (-COOH) because strong oxidizing agents like K₂Cr₂O₇/H₂SO₄ can fully oxidize aldehydes.
Step 5: Predict the oxidation of the hydroxyl group. The hydroxyl (-OH) group is a primary alcohol and will also be oxidized to a carboxylic acid (-COOH) under these conditions. The final product will have two carboxylic acid groups on the cyclohexane ring.

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