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Which of the infrared spectra is that of butanone and which one is of butan--ol?

Important Questions on Carbonyl Compounds
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Name the following compound:

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Name the reagent you would add to an unknown compound to test if it contains a carbonyl group.

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Describe what you would see if the unknown compound did contain a carbonyl group.

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Describe why it would be useful to find the melting point of the product of the test of identification of unknown carbonyl carbon.

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Draw the skeletal formulae of :
pentan--one

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Describe the results you would expect to see if pentan--one and pentanal were separately treated with Tollens' reagent. Where a reaction takes place, name the organic product and name the type of reaction that takes place.

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Ethanol can be made from ethanal using sodium tetrahydridoborate (III) as a reducing agent. The reaction mechanism proceeds in a similar way to the steps in the reaction of ethanal with , but the initial attack is by the ion instead of the ion. The intermediate then gains an ion from a water molecule to form the product, ethanol.
Using your knowledge of the reaction between ethanal and , suggest the name of the mechanism to reduce ethanal. Then describe the mechanism as fully as you can, using curly arrows to show the movement of electron pairs.

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Ethene can be obtained by cracking large hydrocarbons found in crude oil. Suggest how ethene can be converted into ethylamine, stating the reagents and conditions needed.
