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Offline swaroop

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Why in some reactions oxygen atom is enclosed in parenthesis ? Example: (O)
« on: May 06, 2014, 04:25:08 AM »
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While going through my chemistry text book I came through the following reaction.
RCH2OH + (O)  :rarrow: RCHO + H2O   
In the above reaction why oxygen atom is enclosed in parenthesis ???
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Re: Why in some reactions oxygen atom is enclosed in parenthesis ? Example: (O)
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2014, 01:43:59 PM »
I have often seen an O enclosed in brackets,
  • , used to mean an oxidation, with the oxidant unspecified.  Is your conversion an oxidation?  If so, how many electrons did the carbon atom lose?
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Re: Why in some reactions oxygen atom is enclosed in parenthesis ? Example: (O)
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2014, 12:13:32 PM »
(O) stands for nascent oxygen which is highly reactive..
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Re: Why in some reactions oxygen atom is enclosed in parenthesis ? Example: (O)
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2014, 12:48:42 PM »
O enclosed in round or square brackets in a chemical eqiation represents an unspecified oxidising agent.
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