You purchase a bag of potato chips at an ocean beach to take on a picnic in the mountains. At the picnic, you notice that the bag has become inflated, almost to the point of bursting. Use your knowledge of gas behavior to explain this phenomenon.
Chapter 23 and 24 General Ketone with Base reaction Malonic ester synthesis ● Decarboxylation = loss of CO2 ● Carboxylic acid with 1 or 2 carbon chains attached to the α carbon Acetoacetic ester synthesis ● Methyl ketone with 1 or 2 R groups attached to the other α carbon Mechanism Acetoacetic ester synthesis How to Make Chapter 24 ● Enolate reacts with carbonyl compound Aldol Reaction ● 2 aldehydes or ketones react product is a β- hydroxy carbonyl Mechanism of aldol ● 2 Aldehydes = Aldol products favored ● 2 Ketones = Aldol starting materials favored ● β – hydroxyl carbonyl compounds can undergo ba