Alcohols are a key intermediate in organic synthesis since they can oxidized to carbonyl containing functional groups. In this tutorial, we will cover: what happens in an oxidation reaction oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes or carboxylic acids oxidation reagents and how we can control oxidation

1. suppose a reaction mixture, when diluted with water, afforded 300 ml of an aqueous solution of 30 g of the reaction product malononitrile [ch2(cn)2], which is to be isolated by extraction with ether. the solubility of malononitrile in ether at room temperature is 20.0 g/100 ml, and in water is 13.3 g/100 ml. what weight of malononitrile would be recovered by extraction with (a) three 100-ml portions of ether and (b) one 300-ml portion of ether? suggestion: for each extraction, let x equal the weight extracted into the ether layer. in part (a), the concentration in the ether layer is x/100 and in the water layer is (30 x)/300; the ratio of these quantities is equal to k 20/13.3.

What shape would a molecule with two bound groups and two lone pairs have?

Draw two cyclic constitutional isomers of cis-1