1 Reagents : commonly a base such as NaOH or KOH is added to the aldehyde. 2  The reaction involves an aldehyde enolate reacting with another molecule of the aldehyde.  Remember enolates are good nucleophiles and carbonyl C are good electrophiles.
James gatz Obituary. James Gatz, better known as Jay Gatsby, was murdered in his pool in September of 1922. Gatsby was born in North Dakota to a farmer, Henry Gatz. Gatsby worked very hard during his life, partly for Dan Cody. He worked with Dan Cody for five years, and when Cody dies, he attended Oxford for a short period of time. Soon after, Gatsby joined the US Army's First Division during the war. Later, Gatsby worked with a man named Meyer Wolfsheim, whom some say led Gatsby to a fortune.
F. Scott Fitzgerald. Character Analysis Jay Gatsby. Like Nick, Gatsby comes from the Midwest (North Dakota, although his father later comes from Minnesota). Early in the book, he is established as a dreamer who is charming, gracious, and a bit mysterious.