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Overview of Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
The following list is an overview of the reactions of aldehydes, RCHO,
and ketones, RCOR', ordered by nucleophile, that are presented in
the following pages.
| Reaction with "H": | |
| Reduction to Hydrocarbons |
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| H- : Hydride Reductions to Alcohols |
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| Reaction with C nucleophiles: | |
| -CN : Formation of Cyanohydrins |
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| RM : Reaction with Organometallics |
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| P ylid : Wittig Reaction |
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| Reaction with N nucleophiles: | |
| RNH2 : Primary amines and derivatives |
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| R2NH : Secondary amines |
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| Reaction with O nucleophiles: | |
| H2O : Formation of Hydrates |
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| ROH : Formation of acetals
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| Oxidation Reactions | |
| Oxidation of Aldehydes |
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| Baeyer-Villager reaction |
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