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Oxidation at the Benzylic Position--KMnO4 and MnO2

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https://joechem.io/videos/152 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link). https://joechem.io/videos/152 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link). In this video, we again hone in on the benzylic position. Specifically we will look at the various ways we can perform oxidation at the benzylic position.

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2. Oxidation at the Benzylic Position--KMnO4 and MnO2

1. Review of the Benzylic Position--SN1, SN2, Acid Base, and Radical Addition

3. Reduction/Ether Cleavage via Hydrogenation

4. Introduction to Phenols, Characteristics and Naming

5. Nucleophilic Aromatic Ipso Substitution (NAS)

6. Nucleophilic Aromatic Ipso Substitution Examples Galore

7. NAS with Haloarenes, Various Pathways

8. Making Phenols Using Diazotization & Arenediazonium Ions

9. Chemistry of Phenols--They\'re Alcohols Too!

10. EAS Reactions with Phenol

11. The Hydroxymethylation of Phenol

12. The Kolbe Reaction

13. Claisen Rearrangements Explained

14. Cope and Oxy-Cope Rearrangements Explained

Oxidation at the Benzylic Position--KMnO4 and MnO2 - jOeCHEM