U2-1-2 - Aldehydes and Ketones Flashcards
Part of the Simple Organic Compounds topic from Unit 2 of Higher Chemistry, Nature's Chemistry
1
Q
Name this functional group
A
Carbonyl
2
Q
All aldehyde names end in …
A
-al.
E.g. ethanal
3
Q
All ketone names end in …
A
-one.
E.g. pentan-2-one
4
Q
Alkanals and alkanones are … of each other.
A
isomers
5
Q
What is the number of the carbon atom the methyl group is attached to?
A
4
(Full name is 3-ethyl-4-methylpentanal)
In aldehydes, carbon 1 is in the carbonyl group, C=O
6
Q
Name this ketone
A
3,4-dimethylpentan-2-one
Number from the right - C=O carbon must have lowest possible number
