why does 3 degree alcohol does not react with cro3?
Prasi
9 Years agoGrade 12
1 Answer
Suraj Singh
Approved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Oxidation of alcohol by CrO3 merely converts it into ketone or aldehyde so the carbon attached to 3 degree alcohol is sp3 hybridised and it doesn`t have any electron pair to form double bond of carbonyl compound so it can`t react with Cro3