Aldehyde And Ketones Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What are aldehydes reduced to ?
A
Primary alcohols
2
Q
What are ketones reduced to ?
A
Secondary alcohols
3
Q
What mechanism do aldehydes and ketones undergo ?
A
Nucleophilic addition
4
Q
What are hemisacetals and hemiketals ?
A
Intermediate compounds formed when aldehydes or ketones react partially with alcohols
5
Q
What is tautomerisation ?
A
The inter conversion of two isomers by simultaneous shift of a proton and double bond
6
Q
What is transamination ?
A
Process of transferring an amino group to a keto acid, forming a new amino acid and a new keto group
