Piepiesuperpie Full Member 10+ Year Member Sep 1, 2013 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad So when the benzylic carbon is quarternary (has no bonds to H), the reaction does not happen. What if the benzylic carbon only had 1 hydrogen (making it a tertiary carbon). Does it form a carboxylic acid or a ketone?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad So when the benzylic carbon is quarternary (has no bonds to H), the reaction does not happen. What if the benzylic carbon only had 1 hydrogen (making it a tertiary carbon). Does it form a carboxylic acid or a ketone?
J jnaz Full Member 10+ Year Member Sep 1, 2013 #2 carboxylic acid. K2Cr2O7/H3O+ will make any benzylic carbon (that isnt tert) into a carboxylic acid Upvote 0 Downvote
J Jordwin Full Member 10+ Year Member Sep 1, 2013 #3 I saw somewhere that a carbon with a triple bond (no h's) was oxidized to a carboxylic acid, but I don't believe it. What do you think? Upvote 0 Downvote
I saw somewhere that a carbon with a triple bond (no h's) was oxidized to a carboxylic acid, but I don't believe it. What do you think?
J jnaz Full Member 10+ Year Member Sep 1, 2013 #4 Jordwin said: I saw somewhere that a carbon with a triple bond (no h's) was oxidized to a carboxylic acid, but I don't believe it. What do you think? Click to expand... if its a tertiary carbon, it stays a tertiary carbon Upvote 0 Downvote
Jordwin said: I saw somewhere that a carbon with a triple bond (no h's) was oxidized to a carboxylic acid, but I don't believe it. What do you think? Click to expand... if its a tertiary carbon, it stays a tertiary carbon
