Classify each of the following organic reactions as an oxidation reaction, reduction reaction, or both. You may need to refer back to functional groups from Chapter 4 and sketch out an example reactant and product for some of these. (a) alcohol → aldehyde (b) carboxylic acid → alcohol (c) alkene → alkane (hydrogenation) (d) alkene → alkyne (e) alkene → alcohol (hydration)

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Classify each of the following organic reactions as an oxidation reaction, reduction reaction, or both. You may need to refer back to functional groups from Chapter 4 and sketch out an example reactant and product for some of these.

(a) alcohol → aldehyde

(b) carboxylic acid → alcohol

(c) alkenealkane (hydrogenation)

(d) alkene → alkyne

(e) alkene → alcohol (hydration)

 

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