Organic Chemistry II

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chem 335 - Winter 2008

Chapter 18 Notes

Enols and Enolates

Reactive Sites of the Carbonyl Group

Enols

Acid- and Base-Catalyzed Enolization


Alpha-Substitution on Enols



Enolate Anions

Alpha-Halogenation

Other Alpha-Substitution Reactions

The Aldol Condensation

Dehydration

Other Aldol Combinations

Enamines

Alpha,Beta-Unsaturated Carbonyls

Michael Addition

Other Related Condensation Reactions

Biological Aldol Reactions