ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 12 o Oxidation of an organic compound may be broadly defined as a reaction that increases its content of any element more electronegative than carbon [O] [O] [O] Ar-CH3= Ar-Ch2Cl Ar-CHCl22Ar-CCl3 Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 12 Oxidation of an organic compound may be broadly defined as a reaction that increases its content of any element more electronegative than carbon. CH Ar CH2Cl Ar 3 [H] [O] [H] [O] [H] [O] CHCl Ar 2 CCl Ar 3