Multiple choice

Which of the following reagents converts primary and secondary alcohols to ketones?

  1. Eschenmoser's salt

  2. Reinecke's salt

  3. Frémy's salt

  4. Cornforth salt
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Explanation

The Cornforth salt or pyridinium dichromate (PDC) is a pyridinium salt of dichromate. It is a strong oxidizing agent which can convert primary and secondary alcohols to ketones. In its chemical structure and functions, it is closely related to other compounds made from hexavalent chromium oxide, such as pyridinium chlorochromate and Collins reagent.

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