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  • Jan 3, 2012, 08:47 AM
    kei85
    Reaction of hexanal with oxygen? Is it possible?
    Reaction of hexanal with oxygen? Is it possible?
  • Jan 3, 2012, 10:18 AM
    DrBob1
    Although we usually use the more normal oxidizing agents to do this, it only requires a very gentle touch. Ag+ (Tollen's reagent) Cu+2 (Fehling's & Benedict's solutions) and just O2 in the air can do it.
    Aldehydes are exquisitly easy to oxidize.
  • Jan 3, 2012, 07:14 PM
    kei85
    Can you give me the chemical equation?
  • Jan 7, 2012, 07:51 AM
    DrBob1
    A reaction like this is often shown simply as: RCHO --[O]--> RCO2H.
    Mechanisticly it's a free radical reaction and must involve removal of the acyl H atom, addition of O2, etc, etc.
  • Jan 7, 2012, 09:31 AM
    kei85
    Thank you for the explanation

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