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Title: Possible Oxidation of an Organic Compound?
Post by: CopperSmurf on August 28, 2008, 10:15:32 PM

Hey. I'm doing this synthesis problem, and wondering if it is actually possible to oxidize fluorene in an acidic solution with a strong oxidizer like sodium dichromate?

This worries me because there's no oxygen in fluorene (yes I spelled it right, it's like 3 rings put together) but not exactly sure if it would go into redox, and if it does... well little help?

thanks in advance

Title: Re: Possible Oxidation of an Organic Compound?
Post by: Dan on August 29, 2008, 07:24:07 AM

Yes, there is a large amount of information available on the oxidation of fluorene. For example... (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLJ%2CGGLJ%3A2006-34%2CGGLJ%3Aen&q=oxidation+of+fluorene&btnG=Search&meta=)