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A reducing agent (also called a reductant or reducer) is the element or compound in a redox (reduction-oxidation) reaction (see electrochemistry) that reduces another species. In doing so, it becomes oxidized, and is therefore the electron donor in the redox. For example consider the following reaction The reducing agent in this reaction is ferrocyanide ([Fe(CN)6]4-) it donates an electron, converting to ferricyanide ([Fe(CN)6]3-), simultaneous with the reduction of chlorine to chloride. In organic chemistry, reduction more specifically refers to the addition of hydrogen to a molecule, though the aforementioned definition still applies. For example, benzene is reduced to cyclohexane in the presence of a platinum catalyst In organic chemistry, good reducing agents are reagents that deliver H2.
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