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carboxylic acids

Reducing Sugars

Reducing Sugars Reducing sugars are small carbohydrates (usually containing one or two sugar units) that are capable of acting as reducing agents towards metal salts

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Oxidation Ladders

Once you get a handle on oxidations and reductions, you might start to notice that with some molecules these reactions can proceed in sequences. For

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Amide Hydrolysis

Amide Hydrolysis – Conversion of Amides To Carboxylic Acids In this post we discuss examples and mechanism of acidic hydrolysis of amides, as well as

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Diazomethane (CH2N2)

Reactions Of Diazomethane (CH2N2) And Their Mechanisms Diazomethane is a useful (albeit highly toxic and potentially explosive) reagent for the conversion of carboxylic acids to

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Haloform Reaction

The Haloform Reaction When a methyl ketone is treated with base and a halogen (e.g. I2, Br2, or Cl2) it is converted into a carboxylic

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