Organic compounds can oxidize or reduce {redox reaction, organic}. Organic compounds, from most to least oxidized, are carboxylic acid, ketone and aldehyde, alcohol, alkene, and alkane. Organic compounds can oxidize to higher oxidation with potassium chromate, potassium permanganate, ozone, or oxygen. Organic compounds can reduce to lower oxidation with sodium metal, magnesium metal, zinc metal, sodium thiosulfate, acids, and hydrogen gas. If no water is present, lithium aluminum hydride or sodium borohydride can reduce aldehydes and ketones to alkoxides.
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