Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781936221349
Author: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 24, Problem 24.24P
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An explanation as to why the methyl α-D-pyranosides of all D-aldohexose give same compound when oxidized by periodate is to be stated.

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Oxidation is a type of reaction in which addition of oxygen atom or removal of hydrogen atom takes place. It occurs by the loss of electrons. The substance which gets reduced in a reaction is called the oxidizing agent. Oxidizing agent is the substance that causes oxidation in redox reaction. The carbonyls get oxidized to give carboxylic acids.

The periodate (an anion composed of iodine and oxygen) is an oxidizing agent.

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