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carbonyl compounds Flashcards

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test for a carbonyl group

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2,4-DNP; forms orange precipitate

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test for -COCH3

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alkaline iodine; forms yellow precipitate

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how to tell an aldehyde from a ketone

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warm with fehling solution; forms red precipitate (blue to red)
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warm with tollens reagent; forms silver mirror

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what mechanism is carbonyl + KCN + HCN

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nucleophilic addition

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nucleophilic addition produces a chiral molecule; explain why the product mixture is not optically active

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planar carbonyl carbon can be attacked on either side; so a racemic mixture is formed

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