Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones

A complete lesson including starter activity, AfL work tasks and main work tasks (all with answers included) on the Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones. Suitable for AQA A level Chemistry

By the end of this lesson KS5 students should be able to:

1. To review the oxidation of alcohols using Cr2O72-/H+ to form aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
2. To understand nucleophilic addition reactions of aldehydes and ketones with NaBH4 to form alcohols
3. To construct the mechanism for nucleophilic addition reactions of aldehydes and ketones with NaBH4

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