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Oxidizing Agents

Allyl diethyl phosphate

Ammonium cerium (IV) nitrate

Ammonium peroxydisulfate

2-Azaadamantane N-oxyl

9-Azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane N-oxyl

9-Azanoradamantane N-oxyl

1,4-Benzoquinone

Benzoyl peroxide

Bis(methanesulfonyl) peroxide

Bis(trimethylsilyl) peroxide

N-Bromosaccharin

N-Bromosuccinimide

Burgess reagent

(E)-But-2-enenitrile

N-Fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium triflate

N-tert-Butylbenzenesulfinimidoyl chloride

tert-Butyl hydroperoxide

tert-Butyl hypochlorite

tert-Butyl nitrite

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate

Carbon tetrabromide

Cerium ammonium nitrate

Choline peroxydisulfate

Chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoroborate)

3-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid

Chromium compounds

Chromium trioxide

Collins Reagent

Corey-Suggs Reagent

Copper compounds

Cumene hydroperoxide

Dess-Martin periodinane

1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin

2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone

Dicumyl peroxide

Diethyl azodicarboxylate

Diethyl allyl phosphate

1,3-Diiodo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin

Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate

Dimethyl sulfoxide

Di-tert-butyl peroxide

(E)-But-2-enenitrile

Ferric chloride

N-Fluorobenzenesulfonimide

N-Fluoropyridinium triflate

N-Fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium triflate

Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide urea adduct

2-Hydroperoxy-4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazine

1-Hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone

Hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodobenzene

Hypervalent bromine compounds

Hypervalent iodine compounds

Iodine pentoxide

Iodobenzene dichloride

Iodosobenzene bis(trifluoroacetate)

Iodosobenzene diacetate

N-Iodosuccinimide

2-Iodoxybenzoicacid

Iron(III), (V) and (IV)

Koser's Reagent

Magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate

Manganese compounds

Manganese(IV) oxide

meta-Chloroperbenzoic acid

(Methoxycarbonylsulfamoyl)triethylammonium hydroxide

N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide

Methyltrioxorhenium

MMPP • 6 H₂O

Molybdenum compounds

N-Bromosaccharin

N-Bromosuccinimide

N-Chlorobenzenesulfonamide sodium salt

N-Chloro tosylamide sodium salt

N-Chlorosuccinimide

N-Fluorobenzenesulfonimide

N-Fluoropyridinium triflate

N-Fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium triflate

N-Iodosuccinimide

N,N,N',N'-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide

N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide

N-tert-Butylbenzenesulfinimidoyl chloride

Osmium tetroxide

Oxalyl chloride

Phenyliodonium diacetate

2-(Phenylsulfonyl)-3-phenyloxaziridine

Phthaloyl peroxide

Potassium ferricyanide

Potassium periodate

Potassium permanganate

Potassium peroxydisulfate

Potassium peroxomonosulfate

Pyridine N-oxide

Pyridinium hydrobromide perbromide

Pyridinium chlorochromate

Pyridinium dichromate

Pyridinium tribromide

Ruthenium (III - VII) compounds

Selenium dioxide

Sodium chlorate

Sodium chlorite

Sodium dichloroiodate

Sodium hypochlorite

Sodium perborate

Sodium percarbonate

Sodium periodate

Sodium peroxydisulfate

Tetrabromomethane

Tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone

N-tert-Butylbenzenesulfinimidoyl chloride

tert-butyl hydroperoxide

tert-Butyl hypochlorite

tert-Butyl nitrite

tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate

Tetrabutylammonium peroxydisulfate

N,N,N',N'-Tetrachlorobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide

2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidinyloxy

Tetrapropylammonium Perruthenate

3,3',5,5'-Tetra-tert-butyldiphenoquinone

Triacetoxyperiodinane

Tribromoisocyanuric acid

Trichloroisocyanuric acid

1,1,1-Trifluoroacetone

Trifluoroacetic peracid

Trimethylacetaldehyde

Urea hydrogen peroxide adduct

Vanadium compounds

Oxidizing Agents - A Short Introduction

An oxidizing agent, also known as an oxidant, is a substance that is capable of causing oxidation, a chemical reaction in which electrons are lost. In other words, it is a substance that can accept electrons from another substance, which causes the other substance to lose electrons and become oxidized. Oxidizing agents are often involved in reactions where they react with another substance, causing that substance to lose electrons and become oxidized. Some common examples of oxidizing agents include oxygen gas, halogens (such as chlorine and bromine), and certain chemicals like potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide. Oxidizing agents are important in many chemical processes, including combustion, metabolism, and corrosion. They are also commonly used in industrial processes, such as in the production of chemicals and fuels. However, they can also be dangerous and harmful if not handled properly, as they can cause fires or explosions and can be toxic to living organisms.