Carbonyls Flashcards
what is the carbonyl functional group
C=O bond
draw a ketone
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Draw a aldhyde
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Write the equation of aldehydes undergoing oxidation
pg 134
what do aldehydes form when they undergo oxidation
they form a carboxylic acid
- goes from orange to green
What are the reagents needed for aldehydes to under go oxidation
- acidified potassium dichromate
- sulfuric acid
- under reflux
- heat gently
describe nucelophilic addition reactions
- carbonyls have C=C functional group
- makes them susceptible to nucleophilic attach on the slightly positive carbon atom,
- a nucelophile donates a pair of electrons to the electron deficient carbon atom, to form a new covalent bond
- the pie bond in the C=O breaks
- extra electron pair is donates to the neighboring hydrogen to form an alcohol group and stable product
WRITE OUT THE GENERAL MECHANISM FOR NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION REACTIONS
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describe sodium tetrahydridoborate
- NaBH4
- reducing agent which is commonly used in organic synthesis
- compound is made of a BH4- ion which acts as a source of H- IONS
- used in water in aqueous solution
- Hydride ion is species that is involved in electrophilic addition and reduction of carbonyl compounds to alcohol
Write reducing equation of pentan-2-one
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draw out mechanism with sodium tetrahydridoborate
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describe hydrogen cyanide
- weak acid that will partially ionise in solution
- cynaide ion cannot react directly with carbonyl compounds but when the reaction is acidified the carbonyl functional group becomes more reactive as polarity of the C=O bond is increased
draw the equation of cyanide and water
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draw the reaction mechanism of hydrogen cyanide
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Whats the difference between aldehyde and ketones
- the C=O functional group is in different places on their carbon chain, this results in them having different chemical properties, their different reactions with the same reagents can be used to distinguish between these classes of carbonyl compounds
How can you test for a carbonyl group with Bradys reagent
- bradys reagent, this is a mixture of methanol, sulfuric acid and a solution of 2,4 - DNP,
- when this is added to an aldehyde and ketone a yellow/orange preciptate of 2,4 - dinitrophenylhydrazone derviate is seen
- doesnt happen with a carboxylic acid
How do you identify a specific aldehyde or ketone
- filtration
- recrystallisation
- dry the product
- then test for its melting point
- difficult for ketones as ketones with a similar chain length have similar boiling points this makes it challenging to experimentally distinguish between them, but the 2,4 - dinitiropphenylhydrozone derivatives have different melting points