Chapter 12 - Aldehydes and Ketones

Question 1

Carbonyl groups treated with an H+ source and R-OH will form a _____

Answer 1

ketal

Question 2

How is an immune or Schiff base created from an aldehyde or ketone?

Answer 2

Treat the aldehyde or ketone with an acid and H2-N-R

Question 3

Hydride reduction with ______ on a ketone will yield a ______

Hydride reduction with ____ on an aldehyde will yield a ______

Answer 3

NaBH4, EtOH, H2O+ secondary alcohol

NaBH4, EtOH, H2O+, primary alcohol

Question 4

Grignard reactions on an aldehyde will yield a _____ while the same reaction on a ketone will make a ______

Answer 4

Grignard + aldehyde = secondary alcohol

grignard + ketone = tertiary ketone

Question 5

Organolithium reagents must react in an _____ solvent

Answer 5

aprotic

Question 6

In a witting reaction, a carbonyl group and phosphonium ylide will react to create ____

Answer 6

a product where the O on the carbonyl group and the CH2 from the phosphonium will switch places