Tuesday Form 1. Bicarbonate is generally for neutralizing acids. In this case, you used acetic acid as one of the solvents in the reaction, so the bicarbonate neutralized this acid and released CO 2 . 2. We must react ALL of the alcohol so that our ketone is not contaminated with excess alcohol.
Excess bleach ensures that all or nearly all alcohol is reacted in the first step.
The thermodynamic product is 4. a 5. We must react ALL of the alcohol so that our ketone is not contaminated with excess alcohol. Excess bleach ensures that all or nearly all alcohol is reacted in the first step. 3.The kinetic product is 4.