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Offline CopperSmurf

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Possible Oxidation of an Organic Compound?
« 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

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Re: Possible Oxidation of an Organic Compound?
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2008, 07:24:07 AM »
Yes, there is a large amount of information available on the oxidation of fluorene. For example...
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