Chemistry A-Level
Oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids
What Oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids
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Aldehydes are oxidised to carboxylic acids by acidified dichromate(VI), with the carbonyl carbon oxidised from +1 to +3.
Topics that use Oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids
- Carbonyl compounds (OCR A-Level)
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