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Q. Identify an appropriate reagent for the conversion of alcohol to carboxylic acid.

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

$RCH _{2} OH \xrightarrow[(O)]{\text { Oxidation }} \underset{\text{Aldehyde}}{RCHO} \longrightarrow \underset{\text{Carboxylic acid}}{R COOH}$
Strong oxidising agents such as acidified $KMnO _{4}$ are used for getting carboxylic acids from alcohols directly.