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The Jones Test is an organic reaction used to oxidize alcohols using chromic trioxide and acid in water. A primary alcohol is oxidized to an aldehyde or a carboxylic acid, while the secondary alcohol to a ketone. Aldehydes and Ketones are organic compounds that consist of the carbonyl functional group, C=O. The carbonyl group that consists of one alkyl substituent and one hydrogen is the Aldehyde and those containing two alkyl substituents are called Ketones. These two organic compounds undergo reactions that are related to the carbonyl group.

The mechanism begins with the reaction of CrO3 with acid (often H2SO4) to form chromic acid or dichromic acid in more concentrated solutions. The alcohol oxidation then occurs with chromic acid which in turn gets reduced in the process. It is a potent oxidizing agent which rapidly oxidizes primary alcohols and aldehydes to carboxylic acids and secondary alcohols to ketones. Tertiary alcohols give a negative result with this. Throughout the organic oxidation, the Cr is reduced to Cr (III). The reaction mechanism help to explain why tertiary alcohols do not undergo oxidation with the Jones reagent.

Tertiary alcohols do not have a hydrogen atom bonded to this carbon,

therefore the reaction could not proceed.

The Oxidation Test of alcohols

is processed to make aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic

acids, and as a way of distinguishing between primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols. Oxidizing alcohols to aldehydes and ketones are one of the vital reactions in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. These reactions occur in the presence of catalysts and the best oxidants required for these conversions have high valent ruthenium acting as the catalyst for this kind of reaction. It is very much important to have complete knowledge and also understanding the factors and mechanisms of the oxidation reactions influencing them. Alcohols are a group of compounds containing one, two or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups that are attached to the alkane of a single bond. These compounds have a general formula -of OH. They have primary importance in the field of organic chemistry as they can be changed or converted to different types and types of compounds

such as Aldehydes and Ketones, etc. The reactions with alcohol are two different categories. These Reactions can leave the R-O bond or even they can leave O-H bond.

Primary alcohols can be oxidized to either aldehydes or carboxylic acids, depending on the reaction conditions. In the case of the formation of carboxylic acids, the alcohol is first oxidized to an aldehyde, which is then oxidized further to the acid. Secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones and changing the reaction conditions makes no difference to the product.

Tertiary alcohols are not oxidized by acidified sodium or potassium dichromate(VI) solution there is no reaction and don't have a hydrogen atom attached to that carbon....