Organic Chemistry
Give a mechanism for the hydration of 2-chloropropanal to produce 2-chloropropane-1,1-diol by acid catalysis.
Propose a mechanism for the hydration of 2-methylpropanal to produce 2-methylpropane-1,1-diol by base catalysis.
What is a hydrate in the context of organic chemistry?
How does the size of R groups attached to a carbonyl carbon affect the equilibrium position of hydrate formation?
Which synthetic strategy would most effectively increase the formation of hydrates?
