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In the Laboratory
A Solvent-Free Oxidation of Alcohols in an Organic Laboratory
John J. Esteb, Michael W. Schelle, and Anne M. Wilson
Department of Chemistry, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN 46208
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August 2003
Vol. 80 No. 8
p. 907
Abstract
An oxidation experiment for a first-year organic chemistry class is presented. This oxidation utilizes a solid mixture of CuSO4•5H2O and KMnO4 prepared by mortar and pestle. The oxidations take place under solvent-free conditions and near quantitative yields are obtained for the reactions. Thin-layer chromatography is used to monitor the progress of the reaction. This experiment provides for the simple oxidation of a secondary alcohol to a ketone using a relatively nontoxic oxidizing agent under solvent-free conditions.

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 Esteb, John J.; Schelle, Michael W.; Wilson, Anne M. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 907.
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 IR Spectroscopy; Laboratory Instruction; Organic Chemistry; Organic Synthesis; Solids
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