ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 16 Mechanisms 2. Acid-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Addition to an Aldehyde or Ketone H+ + e Nu-H C=0 C=OH C-OH Slow -C-OHH* -C-OH NuTH Nu Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 16 Mechanisms Mechanisms 2. Acid-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Addition to an Aldehyde or Ketone C O C OH C OH C OH Nu Nu H Slow H C OH Nu H+ H+