Section Bank Flashcards
Primary Alcohols are oxidized first to
aldehydes
Secondary Alcohols are oxidized to
Ketones
Primary Alcohols are fully oxidized to
carboxylic acids
aldehydes are oxidized to
carboxylic acids
Alkanes are oxidized to
carboxylic acids
alkenes are oxidized to
aldehyde or ketone, carboxylic acid, diols, epoxide
Alkynes are oxidized to
carboxylic acids
Diols are oxidized to
aldehydes
ketones are oxidized to
esters
aldehydes are reduced to
primary alcohols
ketones are reduced to
secondary alcohols
amides are reduced to
primary amines
carboxylic acids are reduced to
primary alcohols
Esters are reduced to
primary alcohols
Enolate intermediates form during
keto and enol resonance in carbonyl groups (keto more stable)
Oxidation
loss of electrons
Reduction
gain of electrons
Mesylates and Tosylates are used to
make alcohols better leaving groups or as protecting groups
Mesylates and Tosylates are formed by
protonating alcohols
Mesylates contain what functional group?
-SO3CH3
Tosylates contain what functional group?
-SO3C6H4CH3
Quinones and HydroxyQuinones are produced by
treating phenols with oxidizing agents, first oxidized to quinone and then to hydroxyquinone
Quinones and hydroxyquinones are electrophilic or nucleophilic?
electrophilic
Nucleophilic Addition of an aldehyde produces
an alcohol
Hydration of aldehydes and ketones produces
geminal diols