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Phenol and other derivatives with a single hydroxyl group on the aromatic ring are not easily oxidized to form a ketone. Why
is this?
Select all that apply:
O Phenol is a secondary alcohol; secondary alcohols do not oxidize.
O The carbon that the hydroxyl group is attached to in phenol does not have a hydrogen attached.
Forming a double bond between the oxygen and the carbon would require breaking up the stable aromatic ring.
Phenol is a tertiary alcohol, which does not oxidize.
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Transcribed Image Text:Phenol and other derivatives with a single hydroxyl group on the aromatic ring are not easily oxidized to form a ketone. Why is this? Select all that apply: O Phenol is a secondary alcohol; secondary alcohols do not oxidize. O The carbon that the hydroxyl group is attached to in phenol does not have a hydrogen attached. Forming a double bond between the oxygen and the carbon would require breaking up the stable aromatic ring. Phenol is a tertiary alcohol, which does not oxidize.
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