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KMnO4 / Dichromate Oxidation Map

The source begins oxidation with KMnO4 in both media or K2Cr2O7 in acidic medium.

Substrate	Product shown
Aldehyde	acid
$1^\circ$ alcohol	acid
$2^\circ$ alcohol	ketone
$3^\circ$ alcohol	no reaction
alkene	$R_2C=O+R'COOH$
$R-C{\equiv}C-R'$	$RCOOH+R'COOH$
aromatic side chain	benzoic acid side-chain product

oxidation ladder