The oxidation of an alcohol can produce either an aldehyde or what?
ester
enzyme
amine
ketone
The oxidation of an alcohol can produce either an aldehyde or a ketone. Ethanol can be oxidized in the laboratory through a heating process combined with the addition of an oxidizing agent such as the dichromate ion, which catalyzes the reaction in an acidic solution. The reaction produces the aldehyde ethanal (acetaldehyde).