Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780073511214
Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 33P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The missing compounds in the given following reaction are to be identified.

Concept introduction:

Ketones undergo Wolff-Kishner reduction to give alkanes. The reaction takes place in basic conditions with the loss of a ketone group.

MCPBA causes the epoxidation of alkenes. It stands for m chloroperoxybenzenzoic acid.

Lithium aluminium hydride is a strong reducing agent that causes the reduction of epoxides to alcohols.

Chromic acid is a strong oxidising agent that causes the oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and secondary alcohols to ketones.

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