Important Oxidation Reaction Formulas for JEE and NEET

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1° Alcohol ?? ? Acid
2° Alcohol ?? ? Ketone
3° Alcohol ?? ? No reaction
Alkene : ?? ? R
2
C=O + R?COOH
Alkyne : R?C?C?R? ?? ? RCOOH + R?COOH
Oxidation of aromatic side chain :
 
?? ?
  
(2) PCC (Pyridinium chloro chromate)
CrO
3
/HCl/Pyridine
1° ROH ?? ? Aldehyde
2° ROH ?? ? Ketone
3° ROH  ?? ? No reaction
(3) Cu/573 K
1°Alcohol ?? ? Aldehyde
2° Alcohol ?? ? Ketone
3° Alcohol ?? ? Alkene
(4) HIO
4 
(Periodic Acid)
Condition : Vicinal diol, ?- Hydroxy ketone &
?-diketone can oxidise by HIO
4
  ?? ? 2 
  ?? ? ?COOH + 
  ?? ? 2  ?COOH
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1° Alcohol ?? ? Acid
2° Alcohol ?? ? Ketone
3° Alcohol ?? ? No reaction
Alkene : ?? ? R
2
C=O + R?COOH
Alkyne : R?C?C?R? ?? ? RCOOH + R?COOH
Oxidation of aromatic side chain :
 
?? ?
  
(2) PCC (Pyridinium chloro chromate)
CrO
3
/HCl/Pyridine
1° ROH ?? ? Aldehyde
2° ROH ?? ? Ketone
3° ROH  ?? ? No reaction
(3) Cu/573 K
1°Alcohol ?? ? Aldehyde
2° Alcohol ?? ? Ketone
3° Alcohol ?? ? Alkene
(4) HIO
4 
(Periodic Acid)
Condition : Vicinal diol, ?- Hydroxy ketone &
?-diketone can oxidise by HIO
4
  ?? ? 2 
  ?? ? ?COOH + 
  ?? ? 2  ?COOH
  
(5) Baeyer?s reagent and OsO
4
 + NaHSO
3
   ?? ? stereospecific syn addition
?C ? C? ?? ? 
(6) Baeyer?Villiger oxidation
    (m-CPBA or CH
3
CO
3
H)
  
? ? ? ? ? ?
H
3
CO
3
CH
 
Priority of shift (O accepting aptitude)
 R? = Ph > Ethyl > Methyl
(7) Prilezhaev reaction
 
? ? ? ? ?
MCPBA
Anti hydroxylation :
 
? ? ? ?
?
O H
3
 
OH 
?C?C? 
OH 
(8) oxidation by HNO
3
Aldehyde ?? ? Acid
1° Alcohol ?? ? Acid
2° Alcohol ?? ? no recation
3° Alcohol ?? ? No reaction
(9) oxidation by MnO
2
1° Alcohol ?? ? Aldehyde
2° Alcohol ?? ? Ketone
3° Alcohol ?? ? No reaction
Note :  Only allylic and benzylic alcohols are oxidised by MnO
2
.