Aromatic Side Chain Oxidation to Carboxylic Acid

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This video walks you through the aromatic side chain oxidation reaction where any alkyl chain attached to benzene is oxidized to a carboxylic acid. Learn the patterns, recognize what to look out for, and work through practice questions together.

In this video:
[0:15] Introduction to oxidation
[1:30] Molecules not susceptible to oxidation
[2:57] Oxidizing a benzene ring
[4:44] How to oxidize a double ring

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