Chapter 19: Aldehydes and Ketones

Term: reagents necessary (assuming reaction with carbonyl), Definition: resulting products

acid, H2O

acid, ROH (alcohol of any kind)

acid, HO(alkane)OH

acid, RNH2 (primary amine)

imine

acid, R2NH (secondary amine)

enamine

1) acid, NH2NH2 2) NaOH, H2O, heat

Wolff-Kishner reduction, reduces carbonyl eventually to an alkyl using the product after the first set of reagents

1) LiAlH4 2) H2O

1) RMgBr (Grignard reagent) 2) H2O

HCN, KCN

cyanohydrin (C-C bond created)

H2C=PPh3

Wittig reaction, converts carbonyl into an alkene

RCO3H (MCPBA)

Baeyer-Villiger reaction, peroxy-acids can be used to create esters