Carbonyl Chemistry and Reactivity (5D)
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QUESTION
What is the product class when an ester undergoes base-promoted hydrolysis without acid workup?
QUESTION
What is the product class when an ester is treated with
OH
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\text{OH}^-
OH
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and then acid workup?
QUESTION
Which is more electrophilic toward nucleophilic addition: an aldehyde or a ketone?
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Aldehyde. Aldehydes have less steric hindrance and fewer electron-donating alkyl groups, making their carbonyl carbon more electrophilic.
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