Exam 2 Flashcards
Aldehyde
R’ is H
Carboxylic acid
R’ is OH
Amide
R’ is amine (N with something)
Ketone
R’ is R’
Ester
R’ is OR’
Oxidation
Gaining bonds to O or another EN group
Reduction
Losing bonds to O or another EN group
LiAlH4 (LAH)
Strong reducer, reduces everything to 1° alcohols
NaBH4
Weak reducer, reduces ketones and aldehydes only to 1° alcohols
DIBAL-H
A reducing agent for esters and nitriles that will create an aldehyde
LiAlH(OtBu)3
A reducing agent for acid chlorides that will create an aldehyde
K2CrO4, H3O+
Strong oxidizer, uses -OR substitution with -OH as an intermediate
KMnO4, NaOH
Strong oxidizer, MnO4- and deprotonated alcohol gives the intermediate
Strong oxidizers
Take aldehydes to carboxylic acids
Weak oxidizers
1° alcohols to aldehydes or 2° alcohols to ketones