Question

Complete the following equation :

Hint:

Oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds is a common reaction in organic chemistry, often carried out using reagents like \(\text{CrO}_3\).

Answer 1

The given reaction is the oxidation of cyclohexanol with chromium trioxide (\(\text{CrO}_3\)), which results in the formation of cyclohexanone. Cyclohexanol undergoes oxidation to form the ketone (\(\text{Cyclohexanone}\)) with \(\text{CrO}_3\) as the oxidizing agent. The balanced equation is: \[ \text{Cyclohexanol (C}_6\text{H}_{11}\text{OH)} + \text{CrO}_3 \longrightarrow \text{Cyclohexanone (C}_6\text{H}_{10}\text{O)} \]