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Chapter 12: Oxidation and Reduction of Organic Molecules

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Oxidizing and Reducing Agents

  • Distinguishing between Oxidation and Reduction
    00:54
  • Distinguishing between Oxidation and Reduction
    01:18
  • Distinguishing between Oxidation and Reduction
    00:54

Hydrogenation

  • General properties of catalytic hydrogenation.
    05:21

Hydrogenation of Alkynes

  • Using Dissolving Metal Reduction or Lindlar’s Catalyst to turn alkynes to alkenes.
    06:08
  • Using Catalytic hydrogenation or Wilkinson’s Catalyst to turn alkynes to alkanes.
    03:46
  • The definition of hydrogenation.
    00:48

Epoxidation

  • Halohydrins to epoxides via intramolecular SN2.
    02:26
  • General properties of epoxidation.
    02:19
  • The mechanism of how peroxy acids make epoxides.
    03:19

Dihydroxylation

  • General properties of syn vicinal dihydroxylation.
    03:50
  • Predict the product for the following multi-step reaction.
    04:42

Ozonolysis

  • General properties of ozonolysis.
    06:30

Oxidative Cleavage

  • General properties of strong oxidative cleavage.
    06:00

Sharpless Epoxidation

  • General reaction of Sharpless Epoxidation.
    01:37
  • How to draw and predict a Sharpless Epoxidation.
    03:33
  • Important Reagents of Sharpless Epoxidation.
    04:39