Organic Chemistry II |
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Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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Chem 335 - Winter Term |
Chapter 17 Notes |
Carbonyl Compounds
usually subdivided into two families:
formaldehyde
acetaldehyde
propionaldehyde
butyraldehyde
benzaldehyde
acyl- as prefix
e.g., acetyl or benzoyl, as in acetylcyclopropane
the major reaction of carbonyl compounds
C nucleophiles: CN-, RLi, RMgX, ylids
O nucleophiles: OH-, H2O, ROH
S nucleophiles: RSH
N nucleophiles: NH3, RNH2 , NH2OH, RNHNH2
H nucleophiles: LiAlH4, NaBH4