18 Flashcards

1
Q

Ketone

A

a compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to two alkyl groups

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2
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Aldehyde

A

a compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to an alkyl group and a hydrogen atom

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3
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The carbonyl is

A

the focal point of reactivity (C=O)

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4
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Ketone ending nomen

A

-one

on the place where it is located, it is a suffix, takes precedence.

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5
Q

The only functional groups higher than ketones are

A

acids>esters>aldehydes

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6
Q

On a ring aldehyde becomes

A

carbaldehyde

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7
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Ketones and aldehydes have lower/higher bp than hydrocarbons

A

Higher

vanderwahls vs dipole-dipole

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8
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Ketones and aldehydes have lower/higher bp than alcohol

A

lower

can’t form hydrogen bonds outside of water

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9
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R-Li+ Carboxylic acid + H3O+H2O=

A

Ketone

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10
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Carboxylic acid-> Ketone reagents

A
  1. 2 equiv R-Li
  2. H3O
  3. H2O
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11
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Synthesis of ketones from nitriles

A
Grinard attack 
1. Nucleophilic attack 
2. Mg salt of imine
3. H+
-> imine
H3O+ 
-> Ketone
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12
Q

Li+ -AlH(O-t-Bu)3 is a ____

Why use it for acid chlorides->aldehydes instead of LiH?

A

milder reducing agent than LiH

LiH would bring it to the alcohol

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13
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DIBAL-H will reduce ____ to _____ at dry ice temperature

A

esters to aldehyde

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14
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lithium dialkylcuprates are

A

a weaker organometallic reagent that turns an acid chloride into a ketone instead of an alcohol

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15
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Things you can do with carbonyl groups

A

Strong nucleophilic addition

carbonyls can be activated by H+ to become electrophilic

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