topic 17B Flashcards
functional group of aldehyde
name ends in -al
-CHO at the end of the chain
functional group of ketone
name ends in -one
-C=O in the middle of the chain
solubility of aldehydes and ketones
- smaller carbonyls are soluble in water because they form hydrogen bonds with water
solubility of pure carbonyls
- cannot hydrogen bond but instead bond by permanent dipole bonding
physical properties of aldehydes and ketones
- higher melting & boiling points than ethers but lower than alcohols
bonding in aldehydes and ketones
- C=O double bond hence polar molecules
- no hydrogen bonding hence weaker
oxidation reaction of aldehydes
- reaction
- reagent
- conditions
- observation
- aldehyde to carboxylic acid
- potassium dichromate solution and dilute sulfuric acid
- heat under reflux
- orange to green
reaction of carbonyl compounds with Tollen’s reagent
- reagent
- conditions
- reaction
- observation
- tollen’s reagent formed by mixing aqueous NH3 and silver nitrate
- heat gently
- aldehydes only are oxidised by Tollen’s into a carboxylic acid
- silver mirror forms. Ketones result in no change
reaction of carbonyl compounds with Fehling’s solution
- reagent
- conditions
- reaction
- observation
- Fehling’s solution containing blue Cu2+ ions
- heat gently
- only aldehydes are oxidised by Fehling’s solution & Cu2+ ions are reduced to copper oxide
- aldehydes : blue to red. Ketones: no reaction/ stays blue cos it cant be oxidised
reduction of carbonyls
- reagent
- conditions
- reaction type
- role of reagent
- LiAlH4 in dry ether
- room temp & pressure
- reduction to alcohol
- reducing agent
reduction of aldehydes and ketones - what will they become? -
- aldehydes: reduced to primary alcohols
- ketones: reduced to secondary alcohols
addition reaction of carbonyls
- reaction
- reagent
- conditions
- mechanism
- carbonyl to hydroxynitrile
- HCN in the presence of KCN
- room temp & pressure
- nucleophilic addition
reaction of carbonyls with iodine in presence of alkali
- reagent
- conditions
- iodine and NaOH
- warm very gently
Reaction with 2,4-dinitro phenylhydrazine
- reacts with both aldehydes and ketones
- product is an orange precipiatate
- can be used as a test for a carbonyl group in a compound
what test gives a positive result for aldehydes but a negative result for ketones
- Fehling’s/Benedict’s and Tollen’s