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Suggest and an oxidising agent that could be used in reaction 1.The reaction:Butan-2-ol + [O] --> Butanone

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First of all, we want to oxidize secondary alcohol to ketone.

As an oxidizing agent, we can name sodium or potassium dichromate (IV), some heat is needed too and, acidified with dilute sulfuric acid.

For this reaction, Butan-2-ol to Butanone, we can use alkaline KMnO4

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