Aldehydes and Ketones • Aldehydes • Ketones • Carboxylic acids R C H O Carboxylic acid derivatives:

• Esters • Anhydrides • Acid halides • Amides • We begin our study of carbonyl compounds with the
study of aldehydes ldehydes and ketones ketones (the aldehyde/ketone oxidation level). – Carbonyl
compounds are molecules containing the carbonyl group, C=O. These include: R C R' O R C OH O R C
OR' O O C R' O R O R C NH2