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Question

Pyridinium chlorochromate, or PCC, is a reagent that can perform a mild type of this reaction. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this type of reaction exemplified by the conversion of an alcohol to a carbonyl group, such as in one named for Jones. This type of reaction corresponds to a loss of electrons.

ANSWER: oxidation [accept Jones oxidation]

[10m] This oxidation converts an alcohol to a carbonyl using oxalyl chloride in an “activated DMSO” reaction. The notoriously odorous dimethyl sulfide is produced as a byproduct of this reaction.

ANSWER: Swern oxidation

[10h] The Corey–Kim oxidation uses dimethyl sulfide and a chlorine derivative of this compound. Bromine radicals used for allylic bromination come from a derivative of this compound in the Wohl–Ziegler reaction.

ANSWER: succinimide [or N-chlorosuccinimide or N-bromosuccinimide; prompt on NCS or NBS]

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California	2025-02-01	Y	3	10.00	67%	33%	0%
Florida	2025-02-01	Y	3	6.67	67%	0%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	6	13.33	100%	17%	17%
Midwest	2025-02-01	Y	6	16.67	100%	50%	17%
North	2025-02-01	Y	3	13.33	67%	67%	0%
Northeast	2025-02-01	Y	5	12.00	60%	40%	20%
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
South Central	2025-02-01	Y	2	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Southeast	2025-02-01	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
UK	2025-02-01	Y	10	12.00	100%	20%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	8	15.00	63%	63%	25%
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	Y	3	6.67	67%	0%	0%

Data


Cornell C	Binghamton A	10	10
RIT A	Cornell D	10	10
ESF A	RIT B	0	0