Pinnick
Oxidation
Jeopardy
With your hosts (plus surprise extra Pinnick questions!)
Zane, Kyle, and Rachel
100

H. W. Pinnick has this many dogs, and this many cats

What is one dog and two cats? (Bonus: the cats are both indoor!) https://www.pnw.edu/people/harold-w-pinnick/

100

A Pinnick oxidation is better than this/these type(s) of oxidation

What is all of them? (Just kidding, there are other reasons why we use different types of oxidation reactions!)

100

Alex Trebek, heartthrob of grandmas everywhere, is this age

What is 79 years old?

100

This country is expected to host the "2020" summer Olympics

What is Japan?

100

Zane has impressively gone this many days without showering during the COVID-19 pandemic

What is 6? (Zane says it's his test to make sure Rachel doesn't have anosmia)

200

H.W. Pinnick completed post-doctoral research with this famous chemist at Columbia, who developed an enamine synthesis (Hint: covered in the 3/16 lecture!)

Who is Stork?

200

Alkenes can be transformed into aldehydes or ketones via this type of oxidation reaction

What is ozonolysis?

200

This winner of the Jeopardy GOAT tournament failed to beat Watson in previous competitions but he did beat his fellow two GOAT competitors this past year

Who is Ken Jennings?

200

A Pinnick oxidation prefers conditions that are mildly these, rather than basic

What are acidic?

200

This group member wanted to do a "chalk talk" (aka draw in the street with sidewalk chalk to present the mechanism), but he/she was downvoted because her group members hate fun, so he/she made Jeopardy instead

Who is Rachel?

300

This type of molecule is required in a Pinnick Oxidation to prevent a side reaction

What is a scavenger?

300

This oxidation reaction will continue to oxidize a primary alcohol into a carboxylic acid

What is Na2Cr2O7 / H2SO4, H2O?

300

Jeopardy comes on at this time in Bryn Mawr

What is 7 pm?

300

This type of cupcake has a chocolate body, chocolate icing, and a vanilla filling

What is a Hostess Cupcake?

300

This group member had his/her passport flagged at the Canadian border and may no longer be welcome with our northern neighbors

Who is Kyle? (Don't worry! He tested it this summer and he's allowed back in!)

400

A Pinnick oxidation does not typically react/interfere with these normally reactive nucleophiles

What are halides? (This is why Pinnick Oxidations are so great! They can be used on an aldehyde with a wide range of different group functionalities!)

400

This biological compound, along with an enzymatic catalyst, reduces ketones

What is NADH?

400

If a defendant bribes a judge into acquitting the defendant, this form of defense no longer applies

What is double jeopardy?

400

This acid is produced during a Pinnick oxidation and must be neutralized by t-buOK

What is hypochlorous acid?

400

Rachel spent approximately 10 hours trying to find this consumer good, when she should have been studying for the bio test

What is a Nintendo Switch? (Don't worry, she found one)

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