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Question
Suggest a reagent for the following conversion.
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Solution
Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), a complex of chromium trioxide with pyridine and HCl.
\[\ce{CH3 - CH = CH - CH2OH ->[PCC] CH3 - CH = CH - CHO}\]
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