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What is the purpose of this lab? |
Reduction of 9-fluorenone to create 9-fluorenol |
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What are the 3 reactants that react with 9-fluorenone? |
1. NaBH4 and MeOH 2. H2SO4 |
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What happens when reduction occurs? |
The electron density around carbon increases |
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What happens when oxidation occurs? |
The electron density around carbon decreases |
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What makes a reaction oxidation? |
If the oxidation state of carbon increases over the course of the reaction |
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What makes a reaction reduction? |
If the oxidation state of carbon decreases over the course of the reaction |
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What are the 3 keys to determining the oxidation state of carbon? |
1. Carbon bonded to more electronegative atom (add 1) 2. Carbon bonded to less electronegative atom (subtract 1) 3. Carbon bonded to another carbon (add 0) |
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What are reducing agents? |
Species that react and cause another molecule to become reduced |
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What are 3 common reducing agents in organic chemistry? |
1. Molecular hydrogen (H2) 2. Lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) 3. Sodium borohydride (NaBH4) |
