Aldehydes ketones and carboxylic acids Lecture-4
Aldehydes ketones and carboxylic acids Lecture-4 Oxidation
Aldehydes have been found to differ with ketones in oxidation $RCHO \xrightarrow{[O]} RCOOH$
Strong oxidising agent:$KMnO_4,H_2CrO_4$
Mild oxidising agents: Tollens reagent and Fehling’s reagent
Distinguish between aldehydes and ketones
Tollens Test
Fehling’s Test
**1. Tollens Test:**Tollens reagent is ammonical silver nitrate
Oxidation
2. Fehling’s Test:Only aliphatic aldehydes
Fehling A: It is cupric sulphate solution
Fehling B: Alkaline Sodium potassium testarate solution(Rochelle salt)
Aldehydes ketones and carboxylic acids Lecture-4 Aldol reaction
$\Rightarrow$ Aldehydes & ketones having $\alpha$-H are treated with dilute alkali, then $\beta$-hydroxy aldehyde (aldol) or $\beta$-hydroxy (ketol) is formed
Aldehydes ketones and carboxylic acids Lecture-4 Cross aldol reaction
$\Rightarrow$ Reaction between different aldehyde and/or ketones
$\Rightarrow$ Reaction between acetophenone and benzaldehyde
Aldehydes ketones and carboxylic acids Lecture-4 Cannizaro reaction
Aldehyde with no $\alpha -H$
Strong base
One molecule of aldehyde gets oxidized to carboxylic acid and another molecule gets reduced to alcohol $\rArr$ Disproportination reaction
Aldehydes ketones and carboxylic acids Lecture-4 Oxidation table
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