Comments on: Calculating the oxidation state of a carbon https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/ Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-600690 Thu, 06 May 2021 17:46:00 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-600690 In reply to DNU.

Does not change, because it does not change the number of bonds to carbon.

]]> By: DNU https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-600565 Tue, 04 May 2021 17:09:35 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-600565 what if the carbonyl group is protonated? what will be the oxidation number of the carbon carrying carbonyl group?

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-597245 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:39:25 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-597245 In reply to Olivier Crouslé PhD.

Yes, the dreaded “Texas” carbon has even made its way into papers published by esteemed Harvard professors…

]]> By: Olivier Crouslé PhD https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-593166 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 23:18:36 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-593166 35 yrs of scientific studies before realizing that carbon could have 9 oxidation state! Thx. But it has always 4 ‘legs’ (unsaturated). I corrected a 5 legs carbon in a PhD draft appendices once!

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-586247 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:01:03 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-586247 In reply to Ricardo.

Thank you – fixed.

]]> By: Ricardo https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-578320 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:41:44 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-578320 The + and – charges depicted on the C-OH bond of the primary alcohol should be reversed. The + should be near the C and the – should be near the O. Otherwise an excellent explanation?

]]> By: Rahul Savarkar https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-573880 Fri, 27 Dec 2019 14:42:09 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-573880 This table of oxidation states of carbon helped me a lot. Thank you

]]> By: Jeremy https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-520232 Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:43:45 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-520232 If the carbon has a higher oxidation state in ketones than in aldehydes, then why are aldehydes easier to reduce? Is it only due to sterics? I assume sterics is why aldehydes are more reactive to nucleophilic addition.

]]> By: Oxidation State of Organic Compound | aboutstephen https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-493465 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 02:28:38 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-493465 […] Source: https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon […]

]]> By: Nan https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/#comment-437029 Sun, 22 Nov 2015 16:38:21 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=1773#comment-437029 Some people say that the carbon atoms in acetic acid have oxidation numbers of +2 & -2 by referring to their states of hybridisation (sp2 & sp3) and applying the concept of electronegativity .
Is it correct?
If it is correct, then why don’t we apply it to all other compounds?

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