A secondary alkanol can be oxidized to give an

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Chemistry - 2019 Subject: Chemistry

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A secondary alkanol can be oxidized to give an

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A secondary alkanol is an alcohol with two carbon atoms attached to the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group (-OH). Secondary alkanols can be oxidized by a strong oxidizing agent, such as potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7), to give an alkanone. During the oxidation process, the oxygen atom from the oxidizing agent replaces the hydroxyl group of the secondary alkanol to form a carbonyl group (C=O) in the alkanone. Since alkanones contain a carbonyl group, they are also known as ketones. Therefore, the answer to the question is alkanone, as secondary alkanols can be oxidized to form ketones.
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