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Under what circumstances may an aldehyde be prepared by oxidation of primary , alcohol, with acid dichromate ?

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If the aldehyde product is more volatile than the reactant alcohol and `H_(2)O`, it may be removed from the reaction mixture by distillation as soon as it formed.
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