Reducing agent

A reducing agent (also called a reductant or reducer) is an element (such as calcium) or compound that loses (or "donates") an electron to another chemical species in a redox chemical reaction. Since the reducing agent is losing electrons, it is said to have been oxidized. If any chemical is an electron donor (reducing agent), another must be an electron recipient (oxidizing agent). A reducing agent is oxidized because it loses electrons in the redox reaction. Thus, reducing agents "reduce" (or, seen another way, are "oxidized" by) oxidizing agents, and oxidizers "oxidize" (that is, are "reduced" by) reducers. In their pre-reaction states, reducers have more electrons (that is, they are by themselves reduced) and oxidizers have fewer electrons (that is, they are by themselves oxidized). A reducing agent typically is in one of its lower possible oxidation states and is known as the electron donor. Examples of reducing agents include the earth metals, formic acid, oxalic acid, and sulfite compounds.

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Nov 6,2024  Reducing agent

One of the reductants for reductive amination: sodium cyanoborohydride

Sodium cyanoborohydride is a selective reducing agent used for various chemical reductions, including aldehydes, ketones, oximes, enamines, reductive aminations of aldehydes and ketones, and reductive

May 8,2024  Reducing agent

Zirconium hydride:Structure, Production and Uses

Zirconium hydride is used in the nuclear industry as a moderator for thermal neutrons, especially in light water reactors and fast breeder reactors.

Oct 21,2023  Reducing agent

Lithium Tetrahydridoaluminate:A powerful nucleophilic reducing agent

Lithium aluminum hydride is a powerful nucleophilic reducing agent. It reduces almost all functional groups, although isolated double and triple bonds in alkenes and alkynes are generally not attacked

Oct 21,2023  Reducing agent

Application of Poly(methylhydrosiloxane)

Poly(methylhydrosiloxane) is a reducing agent. For example, it can be used for the reduction of esters to alcohols as well as the reduction of aldehydes and ketone. It can also be used for the reducti

Aug 14,2019  Reducing agent
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