Answer
Before oxidation: Chloride atom bind to oxygen with one bond.
After oxidation: No bonds with oxygen
Work Step by Step
after the Sodium hypochlorite donates its oxygen to the alcohol to be oxidized it will have no bonds with any oxygen.
Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
by Wade Jr., L. G.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321768418
ISBN 13:
978-0-32176-841-4
Chapter 11 - Reactions of Alcohols - Problems - Page 473: Problem 11-3 b
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