17.5 Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones: A Review and a Preview Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.
Already covered in earlier chapters: Reduction of C=O to CH 2 Clemmensen reduction Wolff-Kishner reduction Reduction of C=O to CHOH Addition of Grignard and organolithium reagents Table 17.2 Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
17.6 Principles of Nucleophilic Addition: Hydration of Aldehydes and Ketones
H2OH2O Hydration of Aldehydes and Ketones C O HO C O H
compared to H electronic: alkyl groups stabilize reactants steric: alkyl groups crowd product OH R R' + H2OH2O C C R O Substituent Effects on Hydration Equilibria
C=OhydrateK%Relative rate CH 2 =OCH 2 (OH) > CH 3 CH=OCH 3 CH(OH) (CH 3 ) 3 CCH=O(CH 3 ) 3 CCH(OH) (CH 3 ) 2 C=O(CH 3 ) 2 C(OH) Table 17.3 Equilibrium Constants and Relative Rates of Hydration
When carbonyl group is destabilized alkyl groups stabilize C=O electron-withdrawing groups destabilize C=O When Does Equilibrium Favor Hydrate?
OH R R + H2OH2O C C R R O Substituent Effects on Hydration Equilibria R = CH 3 : K = R = CF 3 : K = 22,000
Mechanism of Hydration (base) C O O H – Step 1: + HO C O –
Mechanism of Hydration (base) Step 2: HO C O – + O H – HO C OHOH O H H
Mechanism of Hydration (acid) C O Step 1: + + C OHOH + H O H H OH H +
Mechanism of Hydration (acid) Step 2: C OH + + H O H C OH H O H +
Mechanism of Hydration (acid) Step 3: + H O H C OHOH H O H O H C OHOH + H H O H +
17.7 Cyanohydrin Formation
+ Cyanohydrin Formation CO HCN H C O NC
Cyanohydrin Formation CO C – N
Cyanohydrin Formation – O NC C H H H + O H H O O NC C H
2,4-Dichlorobenzaldehyde cyanohydrin (100%) Example Cl CH O Cl CHCN OH NaCN, water then H 2 SO 4
Example CH 3 CCH 3 O NaCN, water then H 2 SO 4 CH 3 CCH 3 OH CN (77-78%) Acetone cyanohydrin is used in the synthesis of methacrylonitrile (see problem 17.8).