carbonyl compounds Flashcards
1
Q
test for a carbonyl group
A
2,4-DNP; forms orange precipitate
2
Q
test for -COCH3
A
alkaline iodine; forms yellow precipitate
3
Q
how to tell an aldehyde from a ketone
A
warm with fehling solution; forms red precipitate (blue to red)
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warm with tollens reagent; forms silver mirror
4
Q
what mechanism is carbonyl + KCN + HCN
A
nucleophilic addition
5
Q
nucleophilic addition produces a chiral molecule; explain why the product mixture is not optically active
A
planar carbonyl carbon can be attacked on either side; so a racemic mixture is formed