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प्रश्न
Give reasons to support the answer:
Presence of Alpha hydrogen in aldehydes and ketones is essential for aldol condensation.
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उत्तर
The alpha hydrogen atoms are acidic in nature due to presence of electron withdrawing carbonyl group. These can be easily removed by a base and the carbanion formed is resonance stabilized.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following compounds would undergo aldol condensation, which the Cannizzaro reaction and which neither? Write the structures of the expected products of aldol condensation and Cannizzaro reaction.
- Methanal
- 2-Methylpentanal
- Benzaldehyde
- Benzophenone
- Cyclohexanone
- 1-Phenylpropanone
- Phenylacetaldehyde
- Butan-1-ol
- 2, 2-Dimethylbutanal
Give reasons Acetylation of aniline reduces its activation effect.
Why is alpha (α) hydrogen of carbonyl compounds acidic in nature?
What is substituted imine called?
Explain aldol condensation reaction in detail.
Why is there a large difference in the boiling points of butanal and butan-1-ol?
Assertion: Aromatic aldehydes and formaldehyde undergo Cannizaro reaction.
Reason: Aromatic aldehydes are almost as reactive as formaldehyde.
Predict the reagent for carrying out the following transformations:
Ethanal to 3-hydroxy butanal
When acetaldehyde is treated with dilute NaOH, the following reaction is observed.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{2CH3 - CHO ->[dil.NaOH] CH3 - CH - CH2 - CHO}\\
\phantom{...............}|\\
\phantom{.................}\ce{OH}
\end{array}\]
- What are the functional groups in the product?
- Can another product be formed during the same reaction? (Deduce the answer by doing atomic audit of reactant and product).
- Is this an addition reaction or condensation reaction?
Which one of the following undergoes reaction with 50% sodiumhydroxide solution to give the corresponding alcohol and acid:
