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What is the product of the oxidation of butan-2-ol?
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But-2-ene
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Butanoic acid
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Butanal
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Butanone
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ketone is the first oxidation product of secondary alcohol. For example, butan-2-ol is oxidised to butan-2-one.
Detailed explanation-2: -2-butanol and acidic KMnO4 reaction 2-butanol is oxidized to 2-butanone. KMnO4 is reduced to Mn2+.
Detailed explanation-3: –Butan-2-ol is converted to butan-2-ol using lithium aluminum hydride which is LiAlH4 it is a reducing agent which is used to reduce ketones to alcohols. Here butan-2-ol is a ketones and butan-2-ol is alcohol.
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