Question

What happens during incomplete oxidation of Alcohol???

Answer 1

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Metabolism - Incomplete oxidation: In the second phase of the release of energy from food (phase ... from pyruvate, the products formed are lactic acid and ethyl alcohol, respectively.

Answer 2

Alcohol oxidation is an important organic reaction. Primary alcohols (R-CH2-OH) can be omoxidized either to aldehydes (R-CHO) or to carboxylic acid (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.

The indirect oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids normally proceeds via the corresponding aldehyde, which is transformed via an aldehyde hydrate (R-CH(OH)2) by reaction with water. The oxidation of a primary alcohol at the aldehyde level is possible by performing the reaction in absence of water, so that no aldehyde hydrate can be formed.