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21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition - Part 6 of 7!
21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition / Addition of Amine Derivatives / Problem 9
Problem 9

2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine is commonly utilized to make ketone and aldehyde derivatives since the products, 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones, also known as 2,4-DNP derivatives, are more likely to be solids with sharp melting points than the phenyl hydrazones. In a slightly acidic solution, suggest a mechanism for the reaction between 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and butan-2-one.