Oxidation Tutorial
General Scheme of Jones Oxidation
The Jones Oxidation is a harsh oxidation method used to oxidize primary alcohols and aldehydes to carboxylic acids. Additionally, this method can be used to oxidize secondary alcohols to ketones.1
Summary
The reaction entry summary. Find the general scheme and full summarized mechanisms here.
General Scheme
This section briefly summarizes what can and cannot undergo reactions.
- 1° Alcohols (Primary) get oxidized to Carboxylic Acids.
- 2° Alcohols (Secondary) get oxidized to Ketones.
- 3° Alcohols (Tertiary) do not get oxidized at all.
- Aldehydes are oxidized to Carboxylic Acids.
General Mechanism
This section briefly summarizes steps to find the product and perform the mechanisms.
Quick steps to finding the product for any alcohol
- Identify the reagents.
- Assign side chains (non alcohol part).
- Selectively convert Alcohol to correct product based on alcohol type. Nothing else.
- Keep the side chains (non alcohol part) the same and piece together the full molecule together again.
Full Secondary Alcohol to Ketone Mechanism
Full Aldehyde to Carboxylic Acid Mechanism
Full Primary Alcohol to Carboxylic Acid Mechanism
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