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methodsboy

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reaction pathways help
« on: May 07, 2009, 08:13:53 pm »
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hey all
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alkanol -> carboxyllic acid

how can you tell what oxidant (out of permanganate, oxygen and dicromate) should be reacted with the alkanol to produce a carboxyllic acid?
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Re: reaction pathways help
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2009, 08:15:09 pm »
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either and using an acidic enviro
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Re: reaction pathways help
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 08:18:45 pm »
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you mean the catalyst? You can choose any of those 3, althought permanganate and dicromate is more preferred
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Re: reaction pathways help
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2009, 08:18:58 pm »
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Quote from: d0minicz on May 07, 2009, 08:15:09 pm
either and using an acidic enviro
gimme an example of an acidic environment please.
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Re: reaction pathways help
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2009, 08:29:44 pm »
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normally just represented by H+
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Re: reaction pathways help
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2009, 08:32:07 pm »
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Quote from: d0minicz on May 07, 2009, 08:29:44 pm
normally just represented by H+
oh kool. yeah i've been writing the H+ with the oxidant but i didnt know that it depicted an "acidic" environment. Thanks =]
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