Question
The dipole of the carbonyl is stronger than the dipole of an alcohol because ____.
Answer
The dipole of the carbonyl is stronger than the dipole of an alcohol because the double-bonded oxygen is more electron-withdrawing than the single bond to oxygen in the hydroxyl group.
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A ____ has two alkyl groups bonded to the carbonyl.
____ has one alkyl group and one hydrogen bonded to a carbonyl.
Aryl is any functional group or substituent derived from ____ .
____ is any functional group or substituent derived from an aromatic ring .
____ are named by replacing the – e at the end of the alkane name with the suffix – al .
Aldehydes are named by replacing the ____.