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Chapter 19: Aldehydes and Ketones

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Naming an aldehyde

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• Identify and name the parent chain that includes the aldehyde group • Identify and name substituents • Assign locant to each substituent giving the aldehyde the lowest number • Assemble substituents alphabetically • Assign configurations to any chiral centers • Replace “e” with suffix −al

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Cyclohexanecarbaldehyde

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Formaldehyde

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Acetaldehyde

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Benzaldehyde

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Naming ketones

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• Identify and name the parent chain that includes the ketone carbonyl • Identify and name substituents • Assign locant to each substituent giving the ketone the lowest number • Assemble substituents alphabetically • Assign configurations to any chiral centers • Replace “e” with suffix −one

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Naming simple ketones

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Simple ketones can be named alkyl alkyl ketones

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Acetone

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Acetophenone

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Benzophenone

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Preparing aldehydes from primary alcohols

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Reagents PCC & CH2Cl2 (dichloromethane) or Des-Martin periodinane (DMP) oxidation DMP and CH2Cl2 (dichloromethane) or Swern oxidation 1. DMSO & (COCl)2 (oxalyl chloride) 2. Et3N (triethylamine)

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Preparing ketones from secondary alcohols

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Reagents Na2Cr2O7 (sodium dichromate) & H2SO4/H2O or xs CrO3 (chromium trioxide) & H3O+/acetone or PCC & CH2Cl2 (dichloromethane) or Des-Martin periodinane (DMP) oxidation DMP & CH2Cl2 (dichloromethane) or Swern oxidation 1. DMSO & (COCl)2 (oxalyl chloride) 2. Et3N (triethylamine)

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#13
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Preparing aldehydes or ketones from an alkene

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Depending on the substitution of the alkene either can be created Reagents • O3 • DMS

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Forming an aldehyde from a terminal alkyne

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Hydroboration oxidation Reagents • R2BH (alkyl borane) Disiamylborane or 9-BBN • H2O2 & NaOH

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Forming an acetyl ketone from an alkyne

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Acid-catalyzed hydration Reagents H2SO4, H2O & HgSO4 (mercuric sulfate)

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Aldehyde vs. ketone reactivity

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#17
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Formation of hydrates

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Reagents [H+] & ROH Alcohols can attack carbonyls making acetals Ketal- specifically from a ketone • For most ketones, the ketal is NOT favored at equilibrium Acetal- typically from an aldehyde • For simple aldehydes the acetal is favored at equilibrium

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#18
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Cyclic acetal formation

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Reagents [H+], ethylene glycol Typically, a non-nucleophilic acid is used like H2SO4 Can be used as a protecting group as it is reversible

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Hemiacetal formation

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An acetal with one −OR group and one hydroxyl group Difficult to isolate however cyclic hemiacetals can be isolated

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Imine formation

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Reagents [H+] & RNH2 Mechanism Under acidic conditions aldehydes/ketones react with primary amines to form imines

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Formation of an enamines

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Reagents [H+] & R2NH Mechanism Under acidic conditions aldehydes/ketones react with secondary amines to form enamines

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Wolff-Kishner Reduction

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Reagents • [H+] & H2N−NH2 (hydrazine) • KOH, H2O & heat Mechansim Reduce a carbonyl to alkane

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Hydrolysis of acetals

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Reagents [H+] & H2O Mechanism Acetals are hydrolyzed with aqueous acid to yield a ketone (or aldehyde) and two equivalents of alcohol Simply the reverse of acetal formation

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Hydrolysis of imines and enamines

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Reagents [H+] & H2O Mechanism Acetals are hydrolyzed with aqueous acid to yield a ketone (or aldehyde) and a primary or secondary amine

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