When a Primary Alcohol Is Oxidized to a Carboxylic Acid

question 12

Multiple Choice

When a primary alcohol is oxidized to a carboxylic acid, an intermediate product is an aldehyde. Which physical property of the aldehyde can be exploited if it is desired to obtain the aldehyde as the reaction product?

• A) boiling point
• B) molecular weight
• C) solubility
• D) any of these

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