8.11 - Summary
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Practice Questions
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What functional group characterizes aldehydes?
💡 Hint: Think about the placement of the carbonyl.
Which type of compound contains a -COOH group?
💡 Hint: Consider the acids you've studied.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the functional group of a ketone?
💡 Hint: Remember the structure of ketones.
True or False: Aldehydes can be oxidized to carboxylic acids.
💡 Hint: Consider the reactivity of functional groups.
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Challenge Problems
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Propose a synthetic route to convert 1-butanol to butanal and then to 3-methylbutanal.
💡 Hint: What functional groups and transformations would you apply?
Explain why carbonyl compounds are more polar than ethers and describe a reaction that demonstrates their nucleophilicity.
💡 Hint: Review the properties of polar molecules.
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