Aldehydes and Ketones - Result Question 74

85. Write down the reactions involved in the preparation of the following using the reagents indicated against in parenthesis: “Acetoxime from acetaldehyde.”

$ \left[K _2 Cr _2 O _7 / H^{+}, Ca(OH) _2 \text { and } NH _2 OH, HCl\right] $

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Solution:

  1. $CH _3 CHO \underset{K _2 Cr _2 O _7}{\stackrel{H^{+}}{\longrightarrow}} CH _3 COOH \xrightarrow{Ca(OH) _2}\left(CH _3 COO\right) _2 Ca$

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