Terminal Alkane Reaction

[andyjl]

---

Members don't see this ad.

In Kaplan p. 309. It says that terminal alkenes are cleaved to form carboxylic acid + CO2, but the figure shows that it is a ketone + CO2.

What are the correct products?

 

[Anemone]

In Kaplan p. 309. It says that terminal alkenes are cleaved to form carboxylic acid + CO2, but the figure shows that it is a ketone + CO2.

What are the correct products?

I think right under the part where they talk about terminal and nonterminal alkenes they talk about disubstituted ones? And thats what turns into ketones+C02.

 

[jdmsamurai]

yes disub becomes ketones
primary alochols can become aldehyes/cooh
secondary alochols become ketones...
so if you oxidize something that is disub it will become a ketone...

KMNO4
oxidizes things into COOH unless its disub
if its terminal alkene then CO2

for O3/Zn/H20 it will oxidize and alkene into an aldehyde unless its also disub then it will become a ketone