Nucleophilic addition reactions 1 Flashcards
1
Q
what are the products for nucleophilic addition strong nucleophile
A
aldehyde or ketone
strong nucleophile
they get a H+ from somewhere
2
Q
products for nucleophilic addition with weak nucleophile
A
aldehyde or ketone
weak nucleophile
acid or base catalyst
3
Q
some strong nucleophiles
A
NaBH4, organometallic reagent, acetylide or cyanide
4
Q
weaker nucleophile
A
water or alcohol
5
Q
steps of nucleophilic addition generic
A
nucleophile attacks carbonyl
double bond oxygen breaks and goes into O making it negative
negative lone pair attacks H on an acid molceule