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Offline Lo.Lee.Ta.

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How do you calculate oxidation level (NOT oxidation number)?
« on: November 26, 2012, 10:23:41 PM »
How do you calculate oxidation level (NOT oxidation number)?

So I'm given:
 
CH3CN

CH3CH2NH2
 
H2NCH2CH2NH2
 
I am supposed to know how to rank them in order of increasing oxidation level.
 The answer is:
 CH3CH2NH2 (oxidation level = -4) < H2NCH2CH2NH2 (O.L. = -2) < CH3CN (O.L. = 0)
 
How do I find the oxidation levels of each?

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Re: How do you calculate oxidation level (NOT oxidation number)?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 01:24:48 AM »
Only carbon is viewed!

You check oxidation numbers of each carbon. The summery gives the oxidation level.

This probably helps:

http://web1.uct.usm.maine.edu/~newton/Chy251_253/Lectures/OxidationLevels/OxiationLevels.html

CH3CN :  left C is -3 right C is +3 in summery 0

Try for the other by yourself.
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