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What is the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone, and how can you distinguish between the two using chemical reactions or tests? Provide specific examples and explain the underlying chemical principles involved.

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What is the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone and how can they be distinguished using a simple chemical test?

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What are the differences between aldehydes and ketones in terms of their physical and chemical properties? Provide examples of each, and describe their uses in industry and everyday life.

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What is the difference between aldehydes and ketones in terms of their functional groups and reactivity? Provide examples of aldehydes and ketones commonly found in household products and explain their uses.

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What are the structural differences between aldehydes and ketones, and how do these differences affect their reactivity towards nucleophiles such as water and ammonia?

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What is the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone, both structurally and chemically, and how do their properties affect their reactivity with other organic compounds?

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What is the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone in terms of their chemical structure and properties? Provide examples of each and explain how they undergo reactions differently in Organic Chemistry.

asked Jan 31 in Organic Chemistry by TamikaCarril (2.2k points)

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Which is more acidic- Aldehyde or Ketone? Explain with proper reasoning and chemical equations.

asked Jan 31 in Organic Chemistry by StuartCarson (2.4k points)

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What are the common functional groups present in alcohols and how do they affect the chemical properties of alcohols? Provide examples of reactions that alcohols undergo due to the presence of functional groups.

asked Jan 31 in Organic Chemistry by CollinByrd4 (1.4k points)

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What is the difference between an alcohol and a phenol in terms of their functional groups and reactivity? Provide examples of each type of compound and their uses in industry.

asked Jan 31 in Organic Chemistry by TommyBarfiel (2.2k points)

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What are the structural differences between alcohols and phenols, and how do those differences affect their physical properties and reactivity in different chemical reactions? Provide specific examples and explain the underlying chemical principles.

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Identify the major functional groups present in the biomolecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and explain their role in the biochemical reactions.

asked Jan 30 in Organic Chemistry by AdaFennescey (1.8k points)

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What are the main differences between addition polymerization and condensation polymerization, and how do these differences affect the properties of the resulting polymers? Provide examples of each type of polymerization and explain how their properties differ.

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What are the differences between addition and condensation polymerization reactions, and how do these differences affect the resulting polymer structure and properties?

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What is the difference between Acyl chlorides and Acid anhydrides in terms of their reactivity towards nucleophiles? Provide specific examples and mechanisms to support your answer.

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How can acetal protecting group be used in organic synthesis to selectively protect primary alcohols in the presence of secondary alcohols? Provide a step-by-step mechanism and give an example of a reaction that utilizes this strategy.

asked Jan 30 in Organic Chemistry by NamSampson2 (1.8k points)

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What is a suitable protecting group for the hydroxyl group in the synthesis of a compound that also has an amine functional group? How would you remove this protecting group under mild conditions and verify the presence of the hydroxyl group in the final product?

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What is the difference between a unimolecular and bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction, and how does it affect the reaction mechanism and rate? Provide specific examples to support your answer.

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What is the three-dimensional structure of a molecule that has one chiral center, and what is the relationship between its enantiomers?

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How can a chemist protect a specific functional group in a molecule during a chemical reaction that may cause unwanted reactions with that group, while still allowing for other desired reactions to occur? Provide a specific example of a protecting group used in organic synthesis and explain the process of its removal.

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