numbinny Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 can someone help me out with these reactions Benzene + (CH3CH2)2CHCuLi and PhC(=O)CH3 + Tollen's reagent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulderMan Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 First one dunno. The second one is phenylethanone, i.e a ketone. Ketones resist oxidation via tollens reagent as they done have that spare hydrogen like with aldehydes. Technically you can oxidise ketones using manganate (VII), but thats another story. So, in short the solution will stay colourless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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