Propene to Propanone | CH3CH=CH2 to CH3COCH3

Propanone, the simplest ketone can be produced by 2-propanol which is a secondary alcohol. As the oxidizing agent, strong oxidizing agent or PCC can be used. Propene is hydrated to get 2-propanol.




In this tutorial, we are going to learn followings propanone preparation by propene.

  1. How propene is converted to 2-propanol
  2. How 2-propanol is oxidized to propanone

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Steps of propene to propanone

  1. Propene is hydrated to 2-propanol by dilute sulfuric acid
  2. 2-propanol is oxidized to propanone by strong oxidizing agent or PCC.
propene to propanone

Propene hydration

Propene is hydrated to 2-propanol by dilute sulfuric acid. Reacting mixture should be heated to get the desired product.


2-propanol oxidation to proanone

2-propanol is a secondary alcohol. When secondary alcohol is mixed with a strong oxidizing agent or PCC, a ketone is given.


Strong oxidizing agents which can oxidize 2-propanol to propanone

With following strong oxidizing agents, 2-propanol can be oxidized propanone.

  1. acidic potassium permanganate
  2. acidic potassium dichromate
  3. acidic potassium chromate



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