Oxidation and reduction of aldehydes and ketones Flashcards

1
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Easily oxidized to carboxylic acids

A

Aldehydes

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True or False
-Tollens’ regeant contain ag+ oxidizes aldehydes but not ketones.

A

True

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3
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Ag+ is a reduced metallic ag, which appears to be a “mirror” in the test tube

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Tollens’ Test

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4
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Cu2+ reacts with aldehydes that have an adjacent -OH group

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Benedict’s Test

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