aldehydes and ketones

Aldehydes

Have at least 1 hydrogen atom attached to the carbonyl group

Ketones

Have two carbon groups attached to the carbonyl carbon

Boiling points

Intermediate between alcohols and alkanes

Solubility

Small compounds are soluble in water as they are H-bond acceptors

Formaldehyde

Ghe simplest aldehyde, is manufactured on a very large scale by the oxidation of methanol

Acetaldehyde

Manufactured mainly by the oxidation of ethylene over a palladium-copper catalyst

Tolcapone

Adjunct therapy in the symptomatic management of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease

Methadone

Opioid analgesic indicated for management of severe pain that is not responsive to alternative treatments

Glutaraldehyde

Primarily for disinfecting and sterilization of surfaces and equipment

Voxelotor

Used to preventing the painful and sometimes lethal vaso-occlusive

Gives primary alcohols

Addition of Grignard Reagents in formaldehyde

Gives secondary alcohols

Addition of Grignard Reagents in aldehydes

Gives tertiary alcohols

Addition of Grignard Reagents in ketones

Hemiacetals

It contains both alcohol and ether functional group on the same carbon atom

Acetals

Have two ether functions at the same carbon atom