Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Name this molecule:

• Propanone

• Propanal

• Butanone

• Butanal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

What will be formed if butanone is reacted with LiAlH₄ in dry ether?

• Butanoic acid

• Butan-1-ol

• Butan-2-ol

• Butanal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-6

What is the name of the mechanism when KCN (in acidic conditions) reacts with propanal?

• Free radical substitution

• Nucleophilic substitution

• Nucleophilic addition

• Electrophilic addition

Name this molecule:

• Pentanoic acid

• 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutan3-one

• 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutane-2-one

• 2-oxo-3-methylbutan-3-ol

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Propanone is very soluble in water because

• it is non-polar
• it can form hydrogen bond with water molecule
• water is a polar solvent
• the dipole-dipole interactions are weak between propane and water

Predict the product of the following reaction

• A
• B
• C
• D

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

Choose the best reagent in the missing box for carrying out the following reaction

• PCC, CH₂Cl₂

• CH₃MgBr in ether, then H₃O⁺

• m-ClC₆H₄CO₃H

• warm H₂SO₄/H₂O

• NaOCH₃, CH₃OH

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

NGSS.HS-PS1-6

Aldehyde reacts with Tollen's reagent forming:

• Yellow precipitate
• Brick-red precipitate
• Purple solution
• Silver mirror

2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO₄ solution produced

• butanone

• butanoic acid

• butene

• butane

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-6

what is the correct name for the following compound?

• 2-methylbutan-3-one

• 2-methylbutanone

• 3-methylbutan-2-one

• 3-methylpropan-2-one