Question

It’s not a rearrangement, but one reaction of this type can produce the deprecated nylon precursor caprolactone by reacting cyclohexanone with peracetic acid. That reaction of this type generally forms an ester from a ketone in the presence of a peroxyacid. A reagent of chromium trioxide in aqueous (10[1]-5[1])sulfuric (10[1])acid (10[1])is used in one reaction of this type named (10[1])for Jones. Pure (-5[1])elements always have a value of 0 for this process’s namesake “number”. (10[1])This process, which (10[1])is represented by the start of the mnemonic OIL RIG (10[1])(“oil rig”), is what causes iron to rust. (10[1])For 10 points, name this kind of reaction where a species loses electrons, contrasted with reduction. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: oxidation [or oxidization; accept Jones oxidation or Baeyer-Villiger oxidation; accept oxidation number; prompt on corrosion or word forms]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%88.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%22%76.56
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY786%0%43%84.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%36%87.29
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%66.78
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2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%43%85.57
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%70.89

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Emmett ChoChicago BNotre Dame A4710
Srivishnu VusirikalaIllinois DWashU A47-5
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BSIUE4810
Matthew WestleyPurdue AChicago A4910
Galen SongIllinois CIowa A5810
Daniel KozintsevIllinois ANotre Dame C61-5
Faith MagieraNorthwestern AIndiana7310
Rohan KrishnamoorthiWashU AIllinois D7610
Veronica FreundNotre Dame BPurdue C8610
Owen AshbrookIowa BIllinois B9210
Max KoldaNotre Dame CIllinois A10910