Cherries Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 Which compound can both be esterified and turn acidified potassium dichromate (VI) solution green? A. (CH3)3COH B. CH3CH2CO2H C. (CH3)2CHOH D. CH3CH2COCH3 The answer is C, but how? Thanks! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw0573 Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 potassium dichromate (VI) is an oxidizing agent, that is it reacts with primary or secondary alcohols. A is a tertiary alcohol. B is a carboxylic acid. C is a secondary alchohol. D is an ether. Even without looking at esterification, only C can be answer. If you are interested, A, B, and C can form esters because they are either alcohols or carboxylic acids. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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