Consider the following well-known reaction of glycols (vicinal diols). (a) In this reaction, what species is oxidized?
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(a) In this reaction, what species is oxidized? What species is reduced? Explain how you know.
(b) How many electrons are involved in the oxidation half-reaction? In the reduction half reaction? Explain how you arrived at your answer.
(c) How many moles of periodate are required to react completely with 0.1 mole of a glycol?
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a The glycol is oxidized This follows from the fact that a bond to carbon is replaced by a bond to o...View the full answer
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