Hexanol is a six-carbon alcohol used in the manufacture of plasticisers and perfumes. When exposed to atmospheric oxygen, it undergoes a slow chemical oxidation to form a carboxylic acid and water.
Write the word equation for the reaction when hexanol oxidises.
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