Reactions with Ketones and Aldehydes

Practice Questions

MCAT Biology › Reactions with Ketones and Aldehydes

Questions
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1

The reaction between one mole of acetone and one mole of 1-propanol in aqueous acid will result in the formation of what product?

2

An aldehyde undergoing one round of nucleophilic attack by an equivalent of alcohol results in a(n) __________ product, where two rounds of nucleophilic attack (two alcohol equivalents) results in a(n) __________ product.

3

What is created when a ketone is reacted with a phosphorus ylide?

4

Imine

What is the product of the above reaction?

5

All of the following are characteristics of a Wittig reaction except __________.

6

Which of the compounds below could not be made from an aldehyde reduction?

Aldehyde_reduction

7

Which of the following statements is false concerning the Wittig reaction?

8

Acetaldehyde undergoes a Wolf-Kishner reaction, which is the addition of hydrazine with subsequent addition of a base and heat. In this reaction, the aldehyde is __________, resulting in a(n) __________ product.

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