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Offline Andy_Ruan

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Triol oxidation with KMnO4
« on: April 03, 2016, 03:22:41 PM »
Does anyone know the products for 4,5-diethyl-1,3,5-nonanetriol + KMnO4 --->

For these reactions, do we treat the OH groups seperately, so the
C#1 OH becomes aldehyde group
C#3 OH becomes ketone
(I am not sure if tertiary OH on C#5 can be oxidized)

Thanks in advance!
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Re: Triol oxidation with KMnO4
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2016, 11:12:28 AM »
Hint: if water were to add to a carbonyl group, are the resulting OH groups oxidizable?
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