Question

Draw the structural formulas for the organic products of hydrolysis of this acetal in aqueous HCl.

Answer 1

Concepts and reason

This problem is based on the concept of hydrolysis.

The addition of an aqueous acid to acetal results in the formation of aldehydes and ketones.

Fundamentals

Acetals are the derivatives of aldehydes and ketones. When hemiacetal undergoes nucleophilic attack by alcohol molecule, the formation of an acetal takes place.

The general reaction of acetals with water is as follows:

The structural formula of the hydrolysis of acetal in aqueous ${\rm{HCl}}$ is as follows:

Ans:

The structural formula of the hydrolysis of acetal in aqueous ${\rm{HCl}}$ is as follows: