Topic 60: Oxidation of carbon

60.1What are three examples of oxidizing agents that are useful in organic chemistry?
 
60.2What is so cool about meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (MCBPA)?
 
60.3What are the two ways to make a 1,2-diol from an alkene? One stereospecifically gives syn addition, the other anti addition. Why are they so specific and so different?
 
60.4What is the recipe for oxidative cleavage of alkenes?
 
60.5How does the reaction of ozone with an alkyne differ from its reaction with an alkene? What sort of products are formed in each case?
 
60.6How can we oxidize a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid?
 
60.7How can we stop the oxidation of a primary alcohol at the aldehyde stage? What is basic principle involved in the design of that reagent that allows the reaction to stop only part way through the oxidation process?
 
60.8What does oxidation of an alcohol give for secondary alcohols? Tertiary?
 
60.9What is oxone, and why is it particularly useful in organic chemistry?
 
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364 questions for Organic I

364 Questions for Organic I

Dearest Student. This web page is a set of questions I call Detailed Intended Learning Outcomes For Organic Chemistry (Part I). Some time ago I asked myself, "Bob, what do you think are the key questions that you hope students will be able to answer after taking Chemistry 247 at St. Olaf College?" So here you have them. Some are very simple; some require more thought. All are good questions to be thinking about as you read, discuss, and master the practical aspects of organic chemistry. They are discussion starters and review tips. There are no answers here (though there are some clues). The questions are here to help you focus on what's important (to me, at least!) and organize your learning process. The questions are grouped into topics. Bite-size chunks. Take them a few at a time. Don't feast on them all at one sitting!

(preliminary version 2021.01.15 feeback: Bob Hanson)