Reaction Summary
Reagents
- Step 1:
/ - Step 2: dilute
/
Conditions
- Step 1: warm
- Step 2: room temperature
Catalyst
- None
Chemical Equation
Equation
By-Products
Observations
Observations
- Step 1: pale yellow precipitate
⚠️ 9701 Exam Notes / Pitfalls
Warning
- Iodoform reaction then acidification — the alkaline step only gives the carboxylate.
- Product has one fewer carbon than the methyl ketone.
- Hot conc.
would be wrong: it cleaves the C=C.