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Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones: Oxidation Reduction Nucleophilic Addition
Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones: Oxidation Reduction Nucleophilic Addition
oxidation
reduction
nucleophilic addition
reduction reduction
aldehyde addition
ketone product
nucleophilic
oxidation addition
carboxylic acid
nucleophilic addition to carbonyl:
O OY
C + Y Z C
Z
Mechanism: nucleophilic addition to carbonyl
O RDS O
1) C + Z C
Z
O OY
2) C + Y C
Z Z
Mechanism: nucleophilic addition to carbonyl, acid
catalyzed
O OH
1) C + H C
OH RDS OH
2) C + HZ C
ZH
3) OH OH
C C + H
ZH Z
Aldehydes & ketones, reactions:
1) Oxidation
2) Reduction
3) Addition of cyanide
4) Addition of derivatives of ammonia
5) Addition of alcohols
6) Cannizzaro reaction
7) Addition of Grignard reagents
8) (Alpha-halogenation of ketones)
9) (Addition of carbanions)
1) Oxidation
a) Aldehydes (very easily oxidized!)
+ KMnO4 NR
Cyclohexanone
adipic acid
OH
enol
b) Methyl ketones:
O O
C + OI- C + CHI3
R CH3 R O-
iodoform
Yellow ppt
test for methyl ketones
O
CH3CH2CH2CCH3 + (xs) NaOI CH3CH2CH2CO2- + CHI3
2-pentanone
2) Reduction:
a) To alcohols
O H2, Ni OH
C C
H
NaBH4 or LiAlH4
then H+
H2, Pt H
O
OH
cyclopentanol
cyclopentanone
O 1. NaBH4 OH
C CH3 CHCH3
2. H+
acetophenone 1-phenylethanol
O H2, Pt
C CH2OH
H
O RDS O
1) C + H: Al C + Al
H
O
2) C + Al H C O Al
H
Then + H+ alcohol
Reduction
b) To hydrocarbons
O NH2NH2, OH-
CH2
C
Wolff-Kishner
O Zn(Hg), HCl
C CH2
Clemmensen
O O
AlCl3
Cl +
Zn(Hg), HCl
n-pentylbenzene
O 1. CN- OH
C C
2. H+ CN
cyanohydrin
OH
O + NaCN; then H+
CN
mechanism for addition of cyanide
nucleophilic addition
RDS O
O
1) + C N C
C
C
N
O ONa
2) C + Na+ C then + H+
C C
N N
Cyanohydrins have two functional groups plus one
additional carbon. Nitriles can be hydrolyzed to carboxylic
acids in acid or base:
OH OH
H2O, OH-
CH2CH C N CH2CH COO-
heat
OH
H2O, H+
CH2CH C N C C COOH
heat H H
4) Addition of derivatives of ammonia
O (H+)
+ H2N G + H2O
N G
O
H2N NH2 H2N OH
H2N N NH2
hydrazine hydroxylamine H
semicarbazide
O2N
phenylhydrazine
2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
acid catalyzed nucleophilic addition mechanism followed by dehydration
1) O OH
C + H+ C
OH
OH
2) + H2N G C RDS
C
NH2 G
OH
3) C
C + H2O + H+
N
NH2 G G
CH2 CHO + H2NOH CH2 CH NOH
hydroxylamine
phenylacetaldehyde an oxime
O H+ O
O + H2NHNCNH2 NHNCNH2
semicarbazide
cyclohexanone a semicarbazone
O OR
+ ROH, H+ C
C
OR acetal
OH
C
OR hemiacetal
Mechanism = nucleophilic addition, acid catalyzed
O OH
1) + H C
C
RDS OH
OH2 ROH C
2) +
C HOR
OH OH
3) C C + H
HOR OR
(xs) EtOH, H+ OEt
CH2CHO CH2 CH
OEt
acetal
OCH3
O (xs) CH3OH, dry HCl
OCH3
ketal
CHO
H OH H OH H OH
HO HO
HO HO H HO
HO OH H OH HO H
H OH H OH
H H H OH H OH
CH2OH
H OH
CHO HO
CH O HO
H OH HO H
H OH H OH
HO H HO H H OH
H OH
H OH
H OH HOH2C H H OH
CH2OH OH HO
HO
rotate C-5 OH to rear HO OH
H OH
H H
6) Cannizzaro reaction. (self oxidation/reduction)
a reaction of aldehydes without α-hydrogens
conc. NaOH
H2C=O CH3OH + HCOO-
Formaldehyde is the most easily oxidized aldehyde. When
mixed with another aldehyde that doesn’t have any alpha-
hydrogens and conc. NaOH, all of the formaldehyde is
oxidized and all of the other aldehyde is reduced.
Crossed Cannizzaro:
CH=O CH2OH
conc. NaOH
+ H2C=O + HCOO-
OCH3 OCH3
OH OH
vanillin
7) Addition of Grignard reagents.
O O MgBr
C + RMgX C
R
O MgBr OH
C + H2O C + Mg(OH)Br
R R
larger alcohol
mechanism = nucleophilic addition
O RDS O
1)
C + RMgBr C + MgBr
R
O OMgBr
2) + MgBr C
C
R R
#3 synthesis of alcohols. Used to build larger molecules
from smaller organic compounds.
O
H+
RMgX + C RCH2OMgX RCH2OH
H H
1o alcohol + 1 C
formaldehyde
O H+
RMgX + R'CHOMgX R'CHOH
C
R' H R
R
other aldehydes 2o alcohol + X C's
R' R'
O H+
R-MgX + C R-COMgX R-COH
R' R" R"
R"
ketone
3o alcohol + X C's
O H+
RMgX + RCH2CH2OMgX RCH2CH2OH
H2C CH2
ethylene oxide 1o alcohol + 2 C's
Aldehydes & ketones, reactions:
1) Oxidation
2) Reduction
3) Addition of cyanide
4) Addition of derivatives of ammonia
5) Addition of alcohols
6) Cannizzaro reaction
7) Addition of Grignard reagents
8) (Alpha-halogenation of ketones)
9) (Addition of carbanions)
Planning a Grignard synthesis of an alcohol:
a) The alcohol carbon comes from the carbonyl
compound.
b) The new carbon-carbon bond is to the alcohol carbon.
O OH
H+
C + RMgX C
R
or
CH3 O
H2O
CH3CH2CH2CH2 C CH3 CH3CH2CH2CH2CCH3 + CH3MgBr
OH
2-Methyl-2-hexanol
HX Mg
ROH RX RMgX
H2O larger
alcohol
ox.
R´OH -C=O
Stockroom:
alcohols of four-carbons or less:
(methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol,
2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol.)
benzene
cyclohexanol
any needed inorganic reagents or solvents.
Grignard synthesis of 4-methyl-2-pentanol from alcohols of
four-carbons or less:
Step one: determine the carbonyl compound and Grignard
reagent that you would use:
H+
K2Cr2O7 CH3
CH3CH2OH CH3CH=O CH3CHCH2CHCH3
special cond. OH
4-methyl-2-pentanol
2-phenyl-2-propanol
Br2,Fe Mg
Br MgBr
H2O OH
C CH3
CH3
OH CrO3 O 2-phenyl-2-propanol
CH3CHCH3 CH3CCH3
1-methylcyclohexanol
HBr Mg
CH3OH CH3Br CH3MgBr
H3C OH
H2O
O
H OH
NaOCl
1-Methylcyclohexanol
Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanone
cyclohexylmethanol
H OH H Br H MgBr
HBr Mg
H CH2OH
H2O
K2Cr2O7
CH3OH H2C=O Cyclohexylmethanol
special cond.
ketone aldehyde RCOOH
ROR ROH
alkene
RX
H2O larger
alcohol
ox.
R´OH -C=O
Using the Grignard synthesis of alcohols we can make any
alcohol that we need from a few simple alcohols. From
those alcohols we can synthesize alkanes, alkenes, alkynes,
alkyl halides, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids…
CH3
CH3CHCH=CH2
Retrosynthesis:
alkenes, syntheses:
1. Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide
2. Dehydration of an alcohol
3. Dehalogenation of a vicinal dihalide
4. Reduction of an alkyne
CH3 H+
CH3CHCHCH3 yields a mixture of alkenes
OH
CH3 H+
CH3CHCH2CH2-OH yields a mixture of alkenes
CH3 KOH(alc)
CH3CHCHCH3 yields a mixture of alkenes
Br
only product
K2Cr2O7
CH3OH H2C=O
special cond. H2O
CH3
CH3CHCH2CH2-OH
HBr