Arcylic Acid - Reducing Or Oxidising Acid ?

[studentsphere]

Is Arcylic Acid a Reducing Acid Or an Oxidising Acid ?

Or does it exhibit dual character ?


Secondly, Butyl Arcylate only exhibits reducing properties - right ?

 

[Kyle1990]

The -CO₂ functional group itself is not an oxidant nor reductant. Consider the chemistry of the conjugated double bond. Can it be reduced? Can it be oxidized?

 

[Borek]

-CO₂

Either -CO₂^- or CO₂H to be precise.

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[Kyle1990]

Ah, yes, that is what I meant =)