Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

organic chemistry help Which one of the following is not readily oxidized by K2C

ID: 783303 • Letter: O

Question

organic chemistry help

Which one of the following is not readily oxidized by K2Cr2O7 in H2SO4/H2O? n-butyl alcohol isobutyl alcohol sec-butyl alcohol tert-butyl alcohol In general, the reduction of a ketone to an alcohol can be accomplished by all of the following except one. Which one will not reduce a ketone? H2/Pt HIO4 LiAIH4 NaBH4 The reaction of a Grignard reagent with ethylene oxide followed by dilute acid gives a primary alcohol a tertiary alcohol a secondary alcohol methanol Thiols (RSH) are more acidic than alcohols lower-boiling than alcohols less water soluble than alcohols all of the above

Explanation / Answer

1. D,

2, B

3. A

4. C