Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode, I discuss the oxidative cleavage of alkenes and alkynes, using KMnO4 and ozone.
Here is the video from ChemicalForce featuring liquid ozone:
youtube.com/watch?v=vttsvMKQ1Yw
*WARNING* ozone is very toxic, and ozonides can be explosive! Great care should be taken when you are working with them!!!
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Links to articles discussed in this episode:
KMnO4 example - doi.org/10.1021/ja00859a006
first O3 example - doi.org/10.1021/ja000293w
second O3 example - doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(00)00912-1
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I hope you enjoyed the video! I'm planning on making a full series of videos if these videos are helpful for people!
Recommended Texts:
J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren, Organic Chemistry Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2012. (especially good for mechanism and physical chemistry explanations)
T. W. G. Solomons, C. B. Fryle, S. A. Snyder, Organic Chemistry Twelfth Edition, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2016.
LibreTexts:
chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry
In this episode, I discuss the oxidative cleavage of alkenes and alkynes, using KMnO4 and ozone.
Here is the video from ChemicalForce featuring liquid ozone:
youtube.com/watch?v=vttsvMKQ1Yw
*WARNING* ozone is very toxic, and ozonides can be explosive! Great care should be taken when you are working with them!!!
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Links to articles discussed in this episode:
KMnO4 example - doi.org/10.1021/ja00859a006
first O3 example - doi.org/10.1021/ja000293w
second O3 example - doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(00)00912-1
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I hope you enjoyed the video! I'm planning on making a full series of videos if these videos are helpful for people!
Recommended Texts:
J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren, Organic Chemistry Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2012. (especially good for mechanism and physical chemistry explanations)
T. W. G. Solomons, C. B. Fryle, S. A. Snyder, Organic Chemistry Twelfth Edition, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2016.
LibreTexts:
chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry
