A number of primary and secondary alcohols was tested, from methanol to 2-butanol.

Secondary alcohols react faster than primary ones, although selectivity is low.

Less often, they are produced from secondary alcohols.

Secondary alcohols react within five or so minutes (depending on their solubility).

Secondary alcohols are converted into ketones - no further oxidation is possible.

The reagent is mainly used for the synthesis of chiral secondary alcohols.

This is also the case when testing for secondary alcohols (methyl alcohols).

DCC can also be used to invert secondary alcohols.

The resulting catalyst was then successfully used for the chemoselective oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols.

On oxidation the secondary alcohols form ketones.

Jones reagent interacts with secondary alcohols resulting in oxidation to ketones.

Secondary alcohols oxidise to form alkanals (aldehydes) and then alkanoic acids.

If primary or secondary alcohols are to be reacted with hydrochloric acid, an activator such as zinc chloride is needed.

The oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones is an important oxidation reaction in organic chemistry.

RuO readily converts secondary alcohols into ketones.

For specialized or small scale organic synthetic applications, ketones are often prepared by oxidation of secondary alcohols:

Treatment of compounds, containing both primary and secondary alcohols, with Jones reagent leads to formation of ketoacids.

Jones reagent will convert primary and secondary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, respectively.

Phosphorus triiodide is commonly used in the laboratory for the conversion of primary or secondary alcohols to alkyl iodides.

Under those conditions yields of 87-98% of primary and secondary alcohols were oxidized to aldehydes and ketones.

The main use for phosphorus tribromide is for conversion of primary or secondary alcohols to alkyl bromides, as described above.

Because of the S2 substitution step, the reaction generally works well for primary and secondary alcohols, but fails for tertiary alcohols.

Some can also oxidize select diols, secondary alcohols, hydroxy fatty acids, and even long-chain aldehydes.

Swern oxidation oxidises secondary alcohols into ketones using oxalyl chloride and dimethylsulfoxide.

Secondary alcohols can be stereochemically inverted by formation of a formyl ester followed by saponification.

Menthol reacts in many ways like a normal secondary alcohol.

A number of primary and secondary alcohols was tested, from methanol to 2-butanol.

Cyclohexanol undergoes the main reactions expected for a secondary alcohol.

Secondary alcohols react faster than primary ones, although selectivity is low.

Less often, they are produced from secondary alcohols.

Secondary alcohols react within five or so minutes (depending on their solubility).

Secondary alcohols are converted into ketones - no further oxidation is possible.

It is a secondary alcohol with the hydroxyl on the second carbon of the straight seven-carbon chain.

The formation of a secondary alcohol via reduction and hydration is shown:

It is structurally related to menthol which has a secondary alcohol in place of the carbonyl.

The reagent is mainly used for the synthesis of chiral secondary alcohols.

When a secondary alcohol is oxidised, it is converted to a ketone.

The reaction mechanism has been reported to begin with the reduction of an ether protected amide to form a secondary alcohol.

This is also the case when testing for secondary alcohols (methyl alcohols).

DCC can also be used to invert secondary alcohols.

Secondary alcohol 2.2 was protected as the benzyl ether so that the reduction of lactone 2.3 could occur.

This produces the secondary alcohol.

The resulting catalyst was then successfully used for the chemoselective oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols.

On oxidation the secondary alcohols form ketones.

Oxidation of secondary alcohol to ketone (cyclooctanone) and nortricyclanone.

Jones reagent interacts with secondary alcohols resulting in oxidation to ketones.

Secondary alcohols oxidise to form alkanals (aldehydes) and then alkanoic acids.

The ate complex undergoes a 1,2-metallate rearrangement to give the homologated product, which is then further oxidise to a secondary alcohol.

If primary or secondary alcohols are to be reacted with hydrochloric acid, an activator such as zinc chloride is needed.

Protected secondary alcohol in Ojima lactam 7.1 during reaction with alcohol 7.2 in the tail addition.