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

1.2 Structure of Carbonyl Group
A carbonyl group consists of a carbon-oxygen double bond. Here the carbon atom utilizes its three sp2 hybrid orbtials to form bonds with three atoms, one of them being oxygen. An unhybridized p orbital is left on the carbon atom. The oxygen atom on the other hand, has two sp hybrid orbitals, one of which contains one electron and forms a ? bond with carbon atom. The other sp hybrid orbital of oxygen has a pair of electrons and points away from the ? bond (between carbon and oxygen). As a result of hybridization in oxygen, two unhybridized p orbitals are left. One of them accommodates an electron whereas the other p-orbital contains a pair of electrons. The p-orbital of oxygen containing a single electron is parallel to the unhybridized p-orbital of carbon. These two orbitals overlap sideways forming the ? bond between the two atoms.
Thus in a carbonyl compound, the carbonyl carbon, oxygen and the other two atoms (attached to the carbon) are coplanar and are directed at an angle of 120° from each other. The structure of carbonyl group may thus be written as below with formaldehyde as an example.
Because of the difference in the electronegativities of carbon and oxygen, the ? electron density around oxygen is more than that at the carbon. Hence, carbon and oxygen atoms assume partial positive and negative charges, respectively.




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