Chemistry · Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group, nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones
One mole of an organic compound requires 0.5 moles of oxygen to produce a carbox
One mole of an organic compound requires 0.5 moles of oxygen to produce a carboxylic acid. The compound may be:
- A. alcohol
- B. ether
- C. ketone
- D. aldehyde
Step-by-step solution
The oxidation of an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid requires half a mole of O2 per mole of aldehyde: R-CHO + 0.5 O2 → R-COOH. Alcohols require 1 mole of O2, ethers do not directly yield carboxylic acids, and ketones typically require more than 0.5 moles or undergo cleavage.
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