Chemistry > Aldehydes and Ketones > 15.0 Oxidation of Aldehydes And Ketones

  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

15.3 Benedict’s Solution

Benedict’s solution is alkaline copper sulphate containing citrate ions as complexing agent. Aldehydes on warming with this solution, give brick red precipitates.

It must be noted that Fehling solution and Benedict’s solution are very weak oxidizing agents. These can oxidize only aliphatic aldehydes but are not capable of oxidizing aromatic aldehydes such as benzaldehyde.

Since Ketones are not oxidizied by weak oxidizing agents, such as Tollen’s reagent or Fehling solution, therefore, such reagents may be used to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones.



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