Oxidation: Oxidation of alcohols involves the formation of a carbon-
oxygen double bond with cleavage of an O-H and C-H bonds Such a cleavage and formation of bonds occur in oxidation
reactions These are also known as dehydrogenation reactions as
these involve loss of dihydrogen from an alcohol molecule Depending
on the oxidising agent used, a primary alcohol is oxidised to an
aldehyde which in turn is oxidised to a carboxylic acid