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PERACID OXIDATION: OXIDATION OF CARBON – CARBON DOUBLE BOND | EPOXIDATION | PRILEZHAEV REACTION

May 7, 2023 / By

The reaction is named after Russian chemist Nikolay Prilezhaev, who first reported the reaction in 1909. The Prilezhaev reaction, also known as the Prilezhaev epoxidation, is a chemical reaction that involves the conversion of an alkene to an epoxide using an organic peroxy acid (also called peracid), such as meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) or peracetic acid. …

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OXIDATION BY POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE (KMnO4): ALCOHOL, ALDEHYDE, ALKENE (OLEFIN), AROMATIC SIDE-CHAIN

April 23, 2023 / By

OXIDATION OF ALCOHOL: Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) is a very strong oxidant able to oxidize many functional groups like alcohols, aldehydes, alkenes, etc. Under controlled conditions, KMnO4 oxidizes primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and secondary alcohols to ketones. OXIDATION OF ALDEHYDE: Aqueous solution of potassium permanganate (KMnO4) under acidic or basic conditions is a more commonly …

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