Matthew Morton

A powerful winter storm swept through northern Europe over the weekend, killing at least four people, destroying houses and cars, closing bridges, causing flooding and halting transport while leaving thousands of households without electricity. Storm Malik was advancing in the Nordic region on Sunday, bringing strong gusts of wind, as well as extensive rain and snowfall in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Malik reached the Nordic region and northern Germany late Saturday after moving in from Britain, where it caused havoc with material damage and transport chaos, hitting Scotland particularly hard. In Scotland, a boy and a 60-year-old woman were killed Saturday by falling trees as strong winds battered northern parts of Britain. An overturned crane crushed several construction sheds during the storm in central Malmo late Saturday. (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP/Getty Images) Wind gusts of more than 160 km/h have been reported in parts of Scotland, causing wid...

Nucleophilic Addition Reactions Of Aldehydes And Ketones Pdf. Addition of hydrogen cyanide to aldehydes and ketones. Several nucleophiles such as water, alcohols, cyanide etc attack the carbonyl carbon. Chapter 9 Aldehydes and Ketones Nucleophilic Addition from documents.pub However, the majority of characteristics reactions of aldehydes and ketones involve a nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group. Therefore, nucleophilic addition reactions occur for carbonyl and formyl groups. Some addition reactions are given below : However, the majority of characteristics reactions of aldehydes and ketones involve a nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group. A condensation reaction is one in which two molecules join together with the loss of a small molecule in the process. The nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group is the most important reaction of aldehydes and ketones. Facts and a simplified mechanism for the reduction of aldehydes and ketones using sodium tetrahydridoborate, nabh 4....

Sources Of Aldehydes And Ketones. The difference between carboxylic acid derivatives and aldehydes and ketones is that there is a group containing a negatively charged heteroatom (usually oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur), which is directly connected to the carbonyl carbon atom. The compounds in the top row are found chiefly in plants or microorganisms; Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones [PPT Powerpoint] from vdocuments.mx Complicated ketones can be made by the oxidation of alcohols, which in turn can be made from reaction of a grignard and an aldehyde. Aldehydes and ketones are present in nature in several forms, such as cinnamaldehyde lending its unique fragrance to cinnamon bark, and the presence of vanillin provides a unique fragrance to vanilla, which is the basis of vanilla essence. 2 aldehyde and ketone containing molecules isolated from animal sources. Aldehydes and ketones are the two functional groups that share a lot of similarities. Example are shown in the following diagram. The...

Aparthotel operator Staycity has carried out a renovation of its Paris Gare de l'Est property. The property's 50 studio and one-bed apartments have been refurbished, while guest areas have had a contemporary facelift. The aparthotel, which has been operated by Staycity since 2008, is located just three-minutes walk from the major rail station in the city's 10th arrondissement. Jason Delany, director of brand, product and marketing, commented: "With its enviable location in central Paris, our Gare de l'Est property has always been popular with our guests but as the company expands across Europe it's important that all our aparthotels comply with our stringent brand standards and offer guests the same reliable quality wherever they stay with us." Staycity also operates a second Paris location in Marne la Vall?e near Disneyland Paris, while other French properties include aparthotels in Bordeaux and Marseille. The operator is set to open a third P...

Uganda's First Son also UPDF Commander of Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is already in Rwanda to meet President Paul Kagame. Gen Muhoozi arrived in Kigali on Saturday afternoon and he is set to meet President Kagame later today. He was received by Uganda High Commission Staff led by Anne Katusiime the Charge d'Affaires and two officials from Rwanda Government; Col. Willy Rwagasana, Head Republican Guard and Col. Ronald Rwivanga, the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) Spokesperson. According to sources, Muhoozi's visit is intended to mend the souring relations between Uganda and Rwanda. Early this week, Muhoozi said Kagame is his uncle and those fighting him are fighting his (Muhoozi)'s family. "This is my uncle, Afande Paul Kagame. Those who fight him are fighting my family. They should all be careful," Gen Muhoozi warned in a tweet on Monday. This was not the first time, Gen...

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