ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 12 12.4E A Chemical Test for Primary and Secondary alcohols o Primary and secondary alcohols are rapidly oxidized by a solution of crO3/H2SO4 R-CHOOH CrO 3+ OH Cr and oxidation products HSOA-HoO R-CH-R Clear orange solution Greenish opaque solution Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 12 12.4E A Chemical Test for Primary and Secondary Alcohols Primary and secondary alcohols are rapidly oxidized by a solution of CrO3 /H2SO4. R CH R' OH R CH2OH CrO3 H2SO4-H2O Cr and oxidation products 3+ Clear orange solution Greenish opaque solution