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Forming Vicinal Diols with Osmium Tetroxide

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https://joechem.io/videos/65 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link). https://joechem.io/videos/65 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link). In this video, we'll look at forming vicinal diols (fancy word meaning a structure with 2 alcohols next door to each other aka OHs on neighboring carbons). This video just covers completing the reaction (no mechanism).

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10. Forming Vicinal Diols with Osmium Tetroxide

1. Intro to Alkenes--Physical Properties and Hydrogenation

2. Using Cis/Trans versus E/Z to Describe Double Bonds

3. Intro to Markovnikov Additions--Using Binary Acids and Water

4. Halogenation of a Double Bond with Br2/Cl2 (with and without H2O)

5. Oxymercuration-Demercuration and Hydroboration-Oxidation Basics, Regiochemistry

6. Oxymercuration-Demercuration--the Mechanism + Examples

7. Hydroboration-Oxidation--the Mechanism + Examples

8. Anti-Markovnikov Addition of HBr

9. How to Make Epoxides & a Quick Review of How to Attack Them

11. Ozonolysis

Forming Vicinal Diols with Osmium Tetroxide - jOeCHEM