Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols To Ketones - Potassium Dichromate

Potassium Dichromate

A secondary alcohol can be oxidised into a ketone using acidified potassium dichromate and heating under reflux.

The orange-red dichromate ion, Cr2O72−, is reduced to the green Cr3+ ion. This reaction was once used in an alcohol breath test.

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