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 ALL MECHANISMS

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