is an important organic reaction. Primary alcohols(R-CH2-OH) can be oxidized either to aldehydes (R-CHO) or tocarboxylic acids (R-CO2H), while the oxidation of secondary alcohols (R1R2CH-OH) normally terminates at the ketone (R1R2C=O) stage. Tertiary alcohols (R1R2R3C-OH) are resistant to oxidation.
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