Question

You will apply the oxidation reaction to 9-fluorenol to obtain 9-fluorenone

a) describe the role of each chemical in this reaction.

reagent	role
9-fluorenol
H2CrO4
acetone
ether
hexanes

b)after all of the 9-flurenol has undergone reaction, it is necessary to destroy the excess oxidizing agent in the reaction mixture. How is done?

c) Imagine that you will monitor the reaction progress by TLC. Will the product be the higher or lower spot?What is the significant difference between 9-fluorenone and 9-fluorenol that allows reaction progress to be monitored by TLC?

Answer 1