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Part VI: Carbonyls

Introduction to Carbonyls

Lesson VI.1. Nomenclature of Carbonyls
Lesson VI.2. Review: Preparation of Carbonyls from Alcohols, Alkynes and Alkenes
Lesson VI.3. Classifying Reactions of Carbonyls
Lesson VI.4. Relative Rates of Nucleophilic Attack on Carbonyl Functional Groups

Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones

Lesson VI.5. Addition of Organometallics/Metal Hydrides to Aldehydes/Ketones

Lesson VI.6. Addition of Water or Alcohols to Aldehydes/Ketones

Lesson VI.7. Addition of Amine Derivatives to Aldehydes/Ketones

Lesson VI.8. The Wittig Reaction

Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives and Nitriles

Lesson VI.9. Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution of Acid Chlorides and Anhydrides

Lesson VI.10. SNAc of Carboxylic Acids to form Acid Chlorides

Lesson VI.11. SNAc Reaction of Oxygen Nucleophiles with Carboxylic Acids and Esters

Lesson VI.12. Amide Formation, Amide Hydrolysis and the Gabriel Synthesis

Lesson VI.13. Reaction of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives with H and C Nucleophiles

Lesson VI.14. Preparation and Reaction of Nitriles

Enolates and alpha,beta-Unstaurated Carbonyls

Lesson VI.15. Preparation of Enolates and Alkylation

Lesson VI.16. Alpha-Halogenation and Haloform Reactions

Lesson VI.17. Aldol Addition and Condensation

Lesson VI.18. Claisen Condensation

Lesson VI.19. Decarboxylation and Synthetic Applications

Lesson VI.20. Addition of Nucleophiles to alpha,beta-Unsaturated Carbonyls 

 

 

 

Organic Chemistry 2 Primer Lessons (Part VI)

From "Organic Chemistry 2 Primer 2021" by Smith, et al. If you prefer a paper copy of the whole book you can get one at the Amazon link

Lesson V.1

Lesson VI.1

Lesson VI.2

VI.2
VI.3

Lesson VI.3

VI.4

Lesson VI.4

VI.5

Lesson VI.5

VI.6

Lesson VI.6

Lesson VI.7

VI.7

Lesson VI.8

VI.8
VI.9

Lesson VI.9

VI.10

Lesson VI.10

Lesson VI.11

VI.11

Lesson VI.12

VI.12
VI.13

Lesson VI.13

VI.14

Lesson VI.14

VI.15

Lesson VI.15

VI.16

Lesson VI.16

VI.17

Lesson VI.17

VI.18

Lesson VI.18

VI.19

Lesson VI.19

VI.20

Lesson VI.20

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