Chemistry > Aldehydes and Ketones > 1.0 Introduction

  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

1.1 Nomenclature


The common name of aldehydes are derived from the names of the corresponding carboxylic acids by replacing –oic acid by –al.

The IUPAC names of aldehydes follow the usual pattern. The longest chain containing the $–CHO$ group is considered the parent structure and named by replacing $–e$ of the corresponding alkane by –al. The position of the substituent is indicated by a number, the carbonyl carbon always being considered $C-1$. Here, as with the carboxylic acids, the $C-2$ of the IUPAC name corresponds to alpha of the common name.


The simplest aliphatic ketone has the common name acetone. For most other aliphatic ketones we name the two groups that are attached to carbonyl carbon and follow these names by the word ketone. A ketone in which the carbonyl group is attached to a benzene ring is named as a-phenone, all illustrated below.

According to IUPAC system, the longest chain carrying the carbonyl group is considered the parent structure, and is named by replacing $–e$ of the corresponding alkane with one. The positions of various groups are indicated by numbers.



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