Aldehydes and Ketone Menu
An introduction to aldehydes and ketones, their reactivity and their physical properties.
Their preparation by the oxidation of primary or secondary alcohols.
The addition of hydrogen cyanide and of sodium hydrogensulfite (sodium bisulfite) to aldehydes and ketones.
The reduction of aldehydes and ketones using sodium tetrahydridoborate(III) or lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) (sodium borohydride or lithium aluminium hydride).
The reactions of aldehydes and ketones with Grignard reagents as a way of making complicated alcohols.
Covers the main ways of distinguishing between aldehydes and ketones using, for example, Tollens' reagent, Fehling's solution or Benedict's solution.
Looks at the test for aldehydes and ketones using 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (Brady's reagent), plus a quick look at some similar reactions.
The use of this reaction to detect the presence of the CH3CO group in aldehydes and ketones.