Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Organic synthesis

Organic synthesis — practice question

Alcohols, aldehydes and nitriles can each be changed into carboxylic acids. Which descriptions of how they are converted into carboxylic acids are correct?

  • Aalcohols: hydrolysis; aldehydes: hydrolysis; nitriles: hydrolysis
  • Balcohols: hydrolysis; aldehydes: hydrolysis; nitriles: oxidation
  • Calcohols: oxidation; aldehydes: oxidation; nitriles: hydrolysis
  • Dalcohols: oxidation; aldehydes: oxidation; nitriles: oxidation

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