RedOx Agents

Question 1

Alcohol + PCC = ?

Answer 1

Aldehyde/Ketone

Question 2

Aldehyde + H2CrO4 = ?

Answer 2

Carboxylic acid

Question 3

Aldehyde + LiAlH4 = ?

Answer 3

Alcohol

Question 4

Alkyne + KMnO4/heat/H3O+ = ?

Answer 4

2 carboxylic acids

Question 5

Ketone + mCPBA = ?

Answer 5

Ester

Question 6

Alkane + KMnO4 = ?

Answer 6

Carboxylic acid

Question 7

Alcohol + H2CrO4 = ?

Answer 7

Carboxylic acid

Question 8

What can turn an alcohol into an aldehyde/ketone?

Answer 8

PCC

CrO3/pyridine

Question 9

Alkene + O3 + Zn/CH3SCH3 = ?

Answer 9

Aldehyde/ketone

Question 10

Alkene + OsO4 = ?

Answer 10

Diol

Question 11

How to reduce a carboxylic acid to an alcohol?

Answer 11

1. LiAlH4, ether

2. H2O

Question 12

How to reduce an ester to 2 alcohols?

Answer 12

1. LiAlH4, ether

2. H2O

Question 13

Diol + mCPBA = ?

Answer 13

Epoxide

Question 14

On what compounds does H2O2 act as an oxidizing agent?

Answer 14

Aldehydes

Question 15

What will NaBH4 reduce?

Answer 15

Aldehydes and ketones

Question 16

Amide + LiAlH4 = ?

Answer 16

Amine

Question 17

Imine + LiAlH4 = ?

Answer 17

Amine

Question 18

Difference between LiAlH4 and NaBH4?

Answer 18

NaBH4 is a weak reducing agent; it does not work on COOH

Question 19

What is the Jones oxidation?

Answer 19

CrO3 + H2SO4 + acetone:
1 alcohols → carboxylic acids
2 alcohols → ketones