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Draw the structure of 'X' in the following reaction: a compound is treated with CrO3 to give 'X'.

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CrO 3 (chromium trioxide, often in acidic conditions) is a strong oxidising agent.
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Concept: CrO3 (chromium trioxide, often in acidic conditions) is a strong oxidising agent. It oxidises a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid (or, under anhydrous conditions, to an aldehyde), a secondary alcohol to a ketone, and it can oxidise a suitable methyl/methylene side chain. The product 'X' is the oxidised carbonyl-containing compound.
Answer: Because the printed source does not show the structure of the starting compound, the exact product 'X' cannot be drawn here without inventing it. In general, with CrO3 a primary alcohol R-CH2-OH is oxidised to the carboxylic acid R-COOH, and a secondary alcohol is oxidised to a ketone. If the substrate is toluene (C6H5CH3) under CrO3/acetic anhydride (Etard-type/controlled) conditions, 'X' is benzaldehyde C6H5CHO. The structure of 'X' should be drawn once the starting reactant in the figure is confirmed.
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