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Understanding Hemiacetal and Acetal Functional Groups Chemistry

Learn the mechanisms and synthesis of hemiacetal and acetal functional groups in organic chemistry. The acid-catalyzed reactions and reversible processes are explained in detail, along with the synthesis of cyclic acetals. Explore how aldehydes and alcohols combine to form these essential functional groups.

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Understanding Hemiacetal and Acetal Functional Groups Chemistry

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  1. Hemiacetal and Acetal Functional Groups • Hemiacetal: alcohol and ether on same carbon • Acetal: Two ethers on same carbon

  2. Mechanism • Must be acid-catalyzed. • Adding H+ to carbonyl makes it more reactive with weak nucleophile, ROH. • Hemiacetal forms first, then acid-catalyzed loss of water, then addition of second molecule of ROH forms acetal. • All steps are reversible. =>

  3. Hemiacetal Synthesis: aldehyde + alcohol • Alcohol + aldehyde --> hemiacetal • Ethanal + methanol • Alcohol oxygen becomes an ether • Carbon double bond oxygen becomes an alcohol

  4. => Mechanism for Hemiacetal

  5. Aldehyde and Ketone Reactions

  6. Synthesis of Acetal Functional Group • Acetal: alcohol plus hemiacetal (ether synthesis) • Acetal: Two ethers on same carbon

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  8. Aldehyde and Ketone Reactions

  9. => Mechanism Hemiacetal to Acetal

  10. => Cyclic Acetals • Addition of a diol produces a cyclic acetal. • Sugars commonly exist as acetals or hemiacetals.

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