Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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a month agoContributor-Level 10
When acetone & 2-pentanone are added in a base for an aldol condensation reaction there are several possibilities that may arise for product formation.
But structure in choice (2) is not possible. It will be possible with 3-pentanone.
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As compared to hydrocarbons of similar mass aldehydes and ketones will have greater dipole-dipole interactions.
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The enol form of acetone exists in less than 0.1% quantity, since its keto form is highly stable. But in the case of acetylacetone, the enol form is stabilized by intramolecular H-bonding, so its quantity increases to approximately 15%.
The intramolecular H-bond in the enol form of acetylacetone is shown.
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DIBAL-H at low temperature in a non-polar solvent, followed by hydrolysis, reduces esters to an aldehyde and an alcohol as a byproduct. The reaction shown is:
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In Tollen's test for aldehyde, aldehyde is oxidized to carboxylic acid salt as:
R – CHO + H? O →R – COO? + 3H? + 2e?
So; 2e? are transferred per aldhyde group.
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