Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids.

13 lessons108 min7 simulations10 practice questions

Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids all carry the carbonyl group, C=O. The chapter names them, explains the polar, planar carbonyl, and covers how aldehydes and ketones are made, why they add nucleophiles, how they are reduced and oxidised, and the tests that tell them apart; then how carboxylic acids are made, why they are the most acidic organic compounds met so far, and how the –OH, the C–OH bond, the whole –COOH and the α-carbon react.

Also called: carbonyl compounds · aldol condensation · carboxylic acids