Partial oxidation
Propan-1-ol is oxidised to propanal.
- Reagents
- K2Cr2O7 / dilute H2SO4
- Conditions
- Controlled warming; remove the aldehyde by distillation
- Reaction class
- Partial oxidation
- Equation
- CH3CH2CH2OH + [O] -> CH3CH2CHO + H2O
Overview
Propan-1-ol is oxidised to propanal.
Transformation
- Equation
- CH3CH2CH2OH + [O] -> CH3CH2CHO + H2O
- Reagents
- K2Cr2O7 / dilute H2SO4
- Environment
- Controlled warming; remove the aldehyde by distillation
- Reaction class
- Partial oxidation
- Mechanism
- alcohol oxidation
- Evidence level
- source-backed molecular example
Scope and limitations
- Scope
- Structure-specific primary-alcohol example.
- Limitations
- Cr(VI) oxidising reagent; continued oxidation produces propanoic acid.
Related reactions
- Oxidation: Propanal → Propanoic acid
Propanal is oxidised to propanoic acid.
- Oxidation: Propan-1-ol → Propanoic acid
Propan-1-ol is oxidised to propanoic acid.
- Reduction: Propanal → Propan-1-ol
Propanal is reduced to propan-1-ol.
References
- Oxidation of alcoholsJim Clark · Chemguide · 2015
Named molecular examples and reaction scope, checked 2026-09-08.