Discuss oxidation of primary,secondary and tertiary alcohols.

Explanation

Oxidation of `1^(@)and2^(@)` alcohols can easily be carried out by common oxidising agents like `KMnO_(4)//H^(+)orK_(2)Cr_(2)O_(7)//H^(+)`.
Oxidation of `1^(@)` alcohols first give aldehyde and then carboxylic acid For example ,
`underset(("Ethanol"))underset("Ethyl alcohol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH)underset(-H_(2)O)overset([O])tounderset(("Ethanol"))underset("Acetaldehyde")(CH_(3)CHO)overset([O])tounderset("Ethanoicacid")underset("Aceticacid")(CH_(3)COOH)`
Oxidation of `2^(@)` alcohols give ketones .For example ,

Oxidation of `3^(@)` alcohols is not possible with ordinary oxidising agents .Under drastic conditions oxidation of `3^(@)` alcohols yield ketones and carboxylic acids with lesser number of carbon atoms .