Match each named organic reaction to its description.
Exercise and reference answers
- Matching pairs
- Left
- Aldol condensation
- Right
- α-H aldehyde → β-hydroxy aldehyde (base)
- Left
- Cannizzaro
- Right
- No α-H aldehyde → acid + alcohol (base)
- Left
- Hoffmann bromamide
- Right
- 1° amide → 1° amine (Br₂/KOH)
- Instructions
- Pair the reaction with what it does.
Explanation
_Source: syllabus Chemistry, Ch 12 'Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids' §12.4_
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