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37 pages of organic chemistry notes summarizing ketone and aldehyde chemistry for organic chemistry I and II, pre-med, and MCAT/DAT/PCAT

Topics Covered:
- Structure and Derivatives
- Acid-Base Properties
- α,β-Unsaturated Ketones and Aldehydes
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Primary Alcohols I: PCC and PDC Oxidation
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Primary Alcohols II: Swern Oxidation
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Primary Alcohols III: DMP Oxidation
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Acid Halides
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Esters
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Nitriles
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Alkenes
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Alkynes
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Benzylic Oxidation
- Synthesis of Aldehydes From Allylic Oxidation
- Synthesis of Ketones From Secondary Alcohols I: PCC and PDC Oxidation
- Synthesis of Ketones From Secondary Alcohols II: Swern Oxidation
- Synthesis of Ketones From Secondary Alcohols III: DMP Oxidation
- Synthesis of Ketones From Acid Halides
- Synthesis of Ketones From Alkynes
- Synthesis of Ketones From Friedel-Crafts Acylation
- Hydration
- Protection via Acetal Formation
- Thioacetal Formation
- Imine Formation
- Enamine Formation
- Oxime Formation
- Hydrazone Formation
- Reductive Amination
- Reduction to Alcohols
- Reduction to Alkanes I: Wolff-Kishner Reduction
- Reduction to Alkanes II: Clemmensen Reduction
- Reduction to Alkanes III: Thioacetal Reduction
- Oxidation to Carboxylic Acids
- Addition of Grignard Reagents
- Addition of Organolithium Reagents
- Cyanohydrin Formation
- Olefination I: Wittig Reaction
- Olefination II: Stabilized Wittig Reaction
- Olefination III: Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) Reaction
- Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation
- 1,4-Conjugate Additions to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls
- Tips and Things to Look out For
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Ketones & Aldehydes Study Guide

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