Question
When one equivalent of alcohol is added to an aldehyde or ketone, the product is a ____, respectively.
Answer
When one equivalent of alcohol is added to an aldehyde or ketone, the product is a hemiacetal or hemiketal, respectively.
Note: Hemiacetals and hemiketals can be recognized by the retention of the hydroxyl group. This “halfway” step (hence the hemi– prefix) is the endpoint in basic conditions.
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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 ____.