CHM 112
1.
SPRING 2007
WORKSHEET FOR ALDEHYDES AND KETONES
Write the IUPAC name for each of the following compounds:
H2
C
H3C
H2
C
CH
CH 3
CH3
C
CH3
C
H
CH
O
H2
C
O
CH 3
CH 3 H
2
C
C
H2
C
C
H2
CH3
C
H2
CH 3
O
H2
C
C
H2
2.
H3C
H2
C
O
C
O
C
H
Write the full or condensed structural formula for each of the following compounds:
2-ethyl cyclopentanone
4-phenyl-2-octanone
3.
H2
C
2-chloro-3, 5-dimethyl heptanal
benzaldehyde
3-hydroxy-butanal
a.
Aldehydes, ketones, and alcohols all have oxygen on their structures. Explain
why the boiling points of alcohols are higher than the boiling points of corresponding
(about same molar mass) carbonyls.
b.
Why are aldehydes and ketones more soluble in water than corresponding ethers?
4.
Complete the following reactions with the most appropriate reactant(s) or product(s).
H2
C
K2Cr2O7
H3C
H2
C
C
CH 3
C
H2
O
H2
C
Cu2+
H2
C
H3C
CH 3
C
C
H2
O
KMnO4
OH
CH 3
CH3
H2
C
H3C
Cu2+
O
C
C
H2
CH3
C
H
CH3
H2
C
H3C
[H]
O
C
C
H2
CH3
C
H
CH3
[H]
H2
C
H3C
O
C
C
H2
CH3
C
H