Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118133576
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 12, Problem 2PP
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Use of oxidation states to define the given reactions is to be explained.

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Oxidation state is a number assigned to atoms in a molecule, which represents the number of electrons gained or lost by the atom during forming the molecule.

Reduction is a reaction in which the product has an increase in percentage of hydrogen or decrease in percentage of oxygen when compared with the reactant. Alternatively, decrease in oxidation state is reduction.

Oxidation is a reaction in which the product has an increase in percentage of oxidation or decrease in percentage of hydrogen when compared with reactant. Alternatively, increase in oxidation state is oxidation.

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Organic Chemistry

Ch. 12 - What products would you expect from the reaction...Ch. 12 - What products would you expect from the reaction...Ch. 12 - What product (or products) would be formed from...Ch. 12 - Prob. 14PCh. 12 - 12.13 Write reaction conditions and the product...Ch. 12 - Prob. 16PCh. 12 - Predict the organic product from each of the...Ch. 12 - Predict the organic product from each of the...Ch. 12 - Predict the organic product from each of the...Ch. 12 - Predict the major organic product from each of the...Ch. 12 - 12.21 Predict the major organic product from each...Ch. 12 - 12.22 Predict the product of the following...Ch. 12 - Synthesize each of the following compounds from...Ch. 12 - Prob. 24PCh. 12 - 21. Write a mechanism for the following reaction....Ch. 12 - Prob. 26PCh. 12 - Prob. 27PCh. 12 - 23. What organic products A-H would you expect...Ch. 12 - Prob. 29PCh. 12 - Show how 1-pentanol could be transformed into each...Ch. 12 - Provide the reagents needed to accomplish...Ch. 12 - Prob. 32PCh. 12 - For each of the following alcohols, write a...Ch. 12 - Prob. 34PCh. 12 - Prob. 35PCh. 12 - Prob. 36PCh. 12 - Prob. 37PCh. 12 - 34. Synthesize the following compound using...Ch. 12 - 37. Explain how and IR spectroscopy could be used...Ch. 12 - 12.40 When sucrose (common table sugar) is treated...Ch. 12 - 38. An unknown X shows a broad absorption band in...Ch. 12 - Prob. 1LGPCh. 12 - Which of the following could be employed to...Ch. 12 - Prob. 2QCh. 12 - 12.3 Supply the missing reagents. Ch. 12 - 12.4 Supply the missing reagents and...Ch. 12 - Supply the missing starting compound.
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