Ch 26 Carbonyl Compounds Flashcards
Functional group of aldehydes and ketones
Carbonyl functional group C=O
Aldehydes carbonyl functional group at…… and structural formula…..
End of carbon chain CHO
Simplest aldehyde
HCHO Methanal Common name formaldehyde Used in solution to preserve biological specimens
Ketone carbonyl functional group is positioned…. and structural formula is…..
Joined to two carbon atoms CO
Simplest ketone
CH3COCH3 Propanone Common name is acetone Important industrial solvent and is also used in nail varnish removers
Oxidation on aldehydes vs ketones
Ketones dont oxidise, lack of reactivity to distinguish between ket and ald Aldehydes can be oxidised to carb acids when REFLUXED with ACIDIFIED DICHROMATE IONS Cr2O72- / H+ usually as mixture of K2CR2O7 and H2SO4 Dichromate solution changes from orange to green
Oxidation of aldehydes
Reactivity of ald and key influenced by
Nature of C=O double bond made up of pi and sigma bonds.
Significant difference in bonds of carbonyl compounds and alkenes
The C=C double bond in alkenes is non polar The C=O double bond in carbonyl compounds is polar Because o more electroneg than C so e dens in double bond lies closer to O than C Carbon end slightly + O slightly -
Aldehydes and ketones react with some nucleophiles because of
Due to polarity of the C=O double bond Nucleophile is attracted to and attacks the slightly + C atom resulting in addition across the C=O double bond Nucleophilic addition
To reduce aldehydes and ketones to alcohols what is used
Ald/ ketone warmed with sodium tetrahydridoborate (III) NaBH4, reducing agent in aqueous solution
reducing an aldehyde equation
Reducing a ketone equation
Reaction of carbonyl compounds with HCN
Adds acroos C=O bond of ald and ket Colourless and extremely poisonous liquid that boils just above room temp Sodium cyanide and sulfuric acid are used to provide HCN in reaction Very useful reaction, provides means of increasing the length of the carbon chain
Organic product from reaction of ald with HCN contains which two functional groups?
A hydroxyl group -OH and a nitrile group C_=N (3 bonds between C AND N) Compounds are classed as hydroxynitriles (or cyanohydrins)
Mechanism for reaction with NaBH4
C group in C=O double bond is electron deficient and attracts nucleophiles so react by nucleophilic addition Insert diagram see book for annotations
Mechanism for reaction with NaCN/H+
Insert diagram, see book for annotations
Structure of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
To detect presence of carbonyl functional group in both ald and ket….
A solution of 2,4- dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-DNP) (Brady’s reagent) Normally uses dissolved in methanol and sulfurique acid as pale orange solution Brady’s Solid DNP v. Hazardous because friction can cause explosion In presence if carb a yellow or orange precipitate called a 2,4- dinitrophenylhydrazone is produced
+ Reaction of ald and ketones with 2,4 DNP
see book