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Microscale chemistry: the oxidation of cyclohexanol by nitric acid

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Perform a ring opening oxidation using nitric acid to produce the dicarboxylic acid, 1,6-hexanedioic acid (adipic acid) – and then use the solid crystals that form to determine a melting point

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