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how to convert aldehyde to ketone directly ie by oxidation or reduction?

how to convert aldehyde to ketone directly ie by oxidation or reduction?

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Arun
25750 Points
5 years ago

Not in one step.

But you could react an aldehyde with a Grignard reagent, do an acidic work up to generate the alcohol, and then use PCC to convert the alcohol into a ketone

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