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This chapter from 'Organic Chemistry' by Paula Yurkanis Bruice explores various aspects of oxidation-reduction reactions. Topics include understanding oxidation and reduction, identifying reducing and oxidizing agents, and discussing different methods for oxidizing and reducing organic compounds. Real-life examples using hydrogen, sodium borohydride, hydrazine, bromine, and chromic acid are provided. The chapter also covers the oxidation of alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and alkenes, as well as the role of biological oxidation-reduction reactions in organic chemistry.
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Organic Chemistry 4 th Edition Paula Yurkanis Bruice
More About Oxidation–Reduction Reactions Irene Lee Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
Hydrogen, sodium borohydride, and hydrazine are the reducing agents
Bromine and chromic acid are the oxidizing agents
LiAlH 4 is a stronger reducing agent than NaBH 4 LiAlH 4 is used to reduce compounds that are nonreactive toward NaBH 4
DIBAL allows the addition of one equivalent of hydride to an ester Replacing some of hydrogens of LiAlH 4 with OR groups decreases the reactivity of the metal hydride
NaBH 4 can be used to selectively reduce an aldehyde or a keto group in a compound
The oxidation of a primary alcohol can be stopped at the aldehyde if pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) is used as the oxidizing agent