Practice Aldehydes And Ketones (4.1) - Chapter 12: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

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Question 1.
What is the functional group of aldehydes?
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Look at the terminal group in the structure.
Question 2.
What suffix do we use for ketones?
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Think about the naming conventions for carbonyl compounds.
3Question 3.
Which of the following is a characteristic of ketones?
- Aldehyde functional group
- Higher boiling points than aldehydes
- Formed by oxidation of primary alcohols
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Consider the boiling point trend.
4Question 4.
True or False: Aldehydes cannot be oxidized to carboxylic acids.
- True
- False
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Remember the reactivity of aldehydes.
Question 5.
Design a synthetic route to convert ethanol to butanoic acid. Outline each step and the reagents needed.
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Consider each stage movement from ethanol to the desired product.
Question 6.
Explain the difference in reactivity between aldehydes and ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions.
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Think about steric effects and electronic configurations.

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