Reaction Summary
Reagents
- Acidified potassium dichromate(VI),
/ dilute
Conditions
- Heat under reflux
Catalyst
- None
Chemical Equation
Equation
By-Products
Observations
Observations
- Orange solution turns green (
➔ )
⚠️ 9701 Exam Notes / Pitfalls
Warning
- The C=C survives acidified dichromate; only
(cold dilute ➔ diol, hot conc. ➔ cleavage) would attack it.