Chemistry
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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations
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Transcribed Image Text:### Drawing the Major Organic Product of the Reaction
In this exercise, you are required to draw the major organic product formed in the reaction shown below:
#### Reaction Scheme:
- **Reactant:** Benzyl alcohol (a benzene ring attached to a CH2OH group)
- **Reagents:** Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7), sulfuric acid (H2SO4), and water (H2O)
#### Instruction Notes:
- **No Stereochemistry Consideration:** There is no need to consider stereochemistry in your drawing.
- **Explicit Hydrogen Atoms Unnecessary:** You are not required to explicitly draw hydrogen atoms in your structure.
- **Lone Pairs Not Required:** Do not include lone pairs in your answer, as they will not be assessed.
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### Diagram Explanation
**Graphical Interface:**
Below the instructions is an interactive drawing tool (ChemDoodle) with various options for drawing chemical structures.
- **Toolbox Icons:** On the top of the drawing interface, there is a series of tool icons for selecting different drawing tools (e.g., bonds, rings, atoms).
- **Drawing Area:** This is the main area where you can draw the chemical structure of the major organic product.
The tools provided include:
- **Hand Tool:** Allows you to move objects.
- **Selection Tool:** Enables the selection of structures or part of structures.
- **Erase and Undo Tools:** For making corrections.
- **Zoom and Rotate tools:** For adjusting the view of the structure.
A question mark (?) icon is available for additional help on using the ChemDoodle interface.
### Drawing Your Answer
Use these tools to draw the structure of the major organic product formed in the reaction of benzyl alcohol with potassium dichromate in acidic medium.
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**Note:** Commonly, potassium dichromate in acidic conditions oxidizes primary alcohols to carboxylic acids. Therefore, the major organic product for this reaction should be benzoic acid (a benzene ring attached to a COOH group).
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