Channel: Freesciencelessons

Category: Education

Tags: chemistryketoneoxidationa levelsecondary alcohols

Description: In this video, we look at the oxidation of secondary and tertiary alcohols. First we look at how to oxidise secondary alcohols and the products that are formed. We then look at why ketones cannot be oxidised. Finally, we explore why tertiary alcohols cannot be easily oxidised. 00.00 Objectives 00.10 Recap of oxidation of primary alcohols 00.22 The oxidising agent used 00.44 Oxidation of a secondary alcohol 01.18 Why ketone cannot be oxidised further 01.59 Conditions for oxidising a secondary alcohol 02.36 Why tertiary alcohols cannot easily be oxidised