Question: Describe the concept of Oxidation Levels and discuss the use of Oxidising and Reducing Agents for the Modification Of Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry.
Answer: The majority of the reactions of organic compounds, which involve conversion of one type to another, can be classified as oxidation or reduction. This conclusion can be justified on the basis of the definitions of the terms, oxidation and reduction. Oxidation is defined as a loss of electrons and reduction as a gain of electrons. Other definitions have been formulated which deal with such concepts as oxidation involving removal of hydrogen to form multiple bonds or to make new bonds between carbon and a more electronegative element, and reduction involving reactions in which carbon forms new bonds to hydrogen....(short extract)
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- Subject: Chemistry
- Course: Chemistry
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 66%
- Words: 3841
- Date submitted: April 16, 2009
- Date written: Not available
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- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 1400
