Quiz - Aldehydes and Ketones | Aldehydes and Ketones – Part 2

Organic Chemistry 3 - Quiz - Aldehydes and Ketones

1

What is the product of a Wolff-Kishner reduction?

Wolff-Kishner reduction:

2

Which of the following statements is correct about addition reactions of hydrogen cyanide to carbonyls?

Addition of HCN:

3

What is the product of a Wittig reaction?

Wittig reaction:
 

4

Which of the following statements is correct about Wittig reaction?

Wittig reaction:

5

What is the product of a Baeyer-Villiger oxidation?

Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation:
 

6

Which of the following alkyl substituents migrates the fastest in a Baeyer-Villiger reaction?

With asymmetric ketones, esters can be selectively formed by migration of only one of the substituents. Migratory aptitudes in the Baeyer-Villiger reaction: Methyl  <  Primary Alkyl < Phenyl ~ Secondary Alkyl < Tertiary Alkyl