Question

Orgo II Tutorial: Enol/Enolate Rxns

Answer 1

\({\bf{Racemization:}}\)
ketones, when reacted with an acid or base, will undergo H-elimination at the alpha carbon, creating an achiral enol intermediate which can re-form a racemic mixture of ketones

Answer 2

\({\bf{Enolization:}}\) two main mechanisms; one base-catalyzed, the other acid-catalyzed

Answer 3

\({\bf{Halogenation:}}\) again, two mechanisms, one acid-catalyzed, the other base-catalyzed

Answer 4

*that last product should be a C=O not a C-OH sorry*

\({\bf{Haloform~Reaction:}}\) (don't confuse this w/ halogenation; halogenation of a ketone produces a ketone with a halogen on the alpha carbon; the haloform reaction creates the carboxylate salt and the haloform CHX3

Answer 5

Anyway, that's the end of my tutorial, I hope it was a helpful resource. Source material is Organic Chemistry 12th edition by Solomons, et. al.