Question

What are Chemical Reactions of Both Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones?

Answer

In general, chemical reactions of both aromatic aldehydes and ketones are similar to those of aliphatic aldehydes and ketones are given below: (i) Electrophilic substitution reaction due to benzene ring (ii) Claisen-Schmidt reaction (iii) Perkin condensation (iv) Benzylic acid rearrangement.