plural of Swern oxidation

(organic chemistry) A selective method for oxidizing aldehydes to carboxylic acids, taking place in water containing solvent mixtures under slightly acidic conditions with sodium chlorite as oxidizer.

(organic chemistry) A reaction by which aldehydes can be oxidized into their corresponding carboxylic acids using sodium chlorite under mild acidic conditions.

(biochemistry) The catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes to generate acetyl-CoA, NADH, and FADH₂.

(chemistry) The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

plural of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

plural of Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

(organic chemistry) An organic reaction that forms an ester from a ketone or a lactone from a cyclic ketone, using peroxyacids or peroxides as the oxidant.

(inorganic chemistry) A non-flammable gas (N₂O) commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects.

(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.