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1-Butanol is oxidised to butanal using an oxidising agent such as acidified potassium dichromate(VI), and distilling off the product as it is formed (and before the aldehyde is oxidised to the carboxylic acid).

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[O]
         
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H2O
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1-Butanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
[O]     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Butanal     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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