Chemistry > Aldehydes and Ketones > 2.0 Methods of Preparation

  Aldehydes and Ketones
    1.0 Introduction
    2.0 Methods of Preparation
    3.0 Physical Properties
    4.0 Relative Reactivities of Carbonyl Compounds
    5.0 Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles
    6.0 Haloform Reactions
    7.0 Aldol Condensations
    8.0 Claisen Condensation
    9.0 Intramolecular Claisen Condensation
    10.0 Cannizzaro Reaction
    11.0 Reformatsky Reaction
    12.0 Addition of Nitrogen Nucleophiles
    13.0 Addition of Oxygen Nucleophile
    14.0 Addition of Sulphur Nucleophile
    15.0 Oxidation of Aldehydes And Ketones
    16.0 Reduction of Aldehyde and Ketones
    17.0 Other Reactions Of Aldehydes And Ketones

2.5 Aldehydes from Esters and Nitriles

Both esters and nitriles can be reduced to aldehydes by DIBAL-H. Carefully controlled amounts of reagents must be used to avoid over reduction, and the ester reduction must be carried out at low temperatures. Both reductions results in the formation of a relatively stable intermediate by the addition of a hydride ion to the carbonyl carbon of the ester or to the carbon of –C º N group. Hydrolysis of the intermediates liberates the aldehyde.

Mechanism of Ester Reduction:


Mechanism of Reduction of Nitriles to Aldehydes:



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