Aldehyde Flashcards

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What are the products formed when an aldehyde reacts with heat and acidified potassium dichromate?

What type of reaction is this?
What is this mechanism?

A

Forms CARBOXYLIC ACID

Oxidation
Nucleophilic Addition

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What are the products formed when an aldehyde reacts with NaBH4?

What type of reaction is this?
What is the mechanism?

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Forms ALCOHOL

Reduction
Nucleophilic Addition

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What are the products formed when an aldehyde reacts with HCN (NaCN (aq) + H+)?

What is the mechanism?

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Forms HYDROXYNITRILES

Nucleophilic Addition

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