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AS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY REASCTIONS Flashcards

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1
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Number of ways to convert an alkene to halogenoalkane

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  1. Addition of a hydrogen Halide

2. Addition of halogen

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Addition of hydrogen halides to alkenes

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  • Electrophilic additio
  • Bubble through a concentrated solution
  • Room temperature
  • Major an minor products
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3
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Addition of Halogen

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  • Addition reactions
  • Free Radical substitution
  • Room temperature
  • Decolorisation -> good test for C=C
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What is the way that a halogenoalkane can be converted to an alkene?

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Elimination reactions

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Describe the elimination reaction of a halogenoalkane to alkene

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  • Done under ethanolic NaOH

- involves the loss of an HX group

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How can an alkene be converted to an alkane?

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By the addition of Hydrogen

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7
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Addition of Hydrogen to an alkene

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  • Addition reaction

- Nickel Catalyst

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8
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2 ways that an alkene can be converted to an alcohol

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  1. Addition of Steam

2. Cold dilute acidified manganate solution (VII)

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9
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Describe the addition of steam in making an alcohol from an alkene.

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  • Addition reaction
  • Catalyst: Conc Phosphoric acid
  • 330 Degrees Celsius
  • 6 MPa pressure
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10
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Cold Acidified Manganate reaction of Alkenes

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  • Makes Diols
  • Dilute solution fo KMnO4
  • Goes from purple to colourless
  • Room temperature/Pressure
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How can an alcohol be made into an alkene?

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  • Dehydration reaction
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12
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Dehydration of Alcohol

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  • Makes Alkene
  • Elimination reaction
  • Loss of water
  • Catalyst: Hot Aluminium Oxide Powder
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13
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Aldehyde from Alkene

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Oxidation with KMnO4

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14
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Oxidation of Alkenes under distillation

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  • Produces Aldehyde

- Hot Concentrated KMnO4

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15
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Carboxylic acid from aldehyde

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Oxidation with concentrated KMnO4 under reflux

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16
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Aldehyde to Alcohol

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Reduction.

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17
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Oxidation of Alcohol to Aldehyde

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  • Acidified (H2SO4) K2Cr2O7
  • Orange -> Green
  • warming required
  • primary alcohol
  • Distill to prevent carboxylic acid formation
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18
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Alcohol to Aldehyde

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Oxidation

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19
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Reduction of Aldehyde to Alcohol

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  • Reducing agent: LiAlH4 / NaBH4
    • if LiAlH4, then under dry ether
    • if NaBH4, then (NaOH)aq + warm
  • Primary alcohol
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20
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Halogenoalkane to nitriles

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Substitution with Cyanide, CN-

21
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Halogenoalkanes substitution with Cyanide

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  • Ethanolic solution of KCN

- heated under reflux with the halogenoalkane

22
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Halogenoalkane to hydrolysis

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  1. Substitution with Aqueous alkali, OH-

2. Hydrolysis

23
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Halogenoalkane substitution with aqueous alkali

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  • Produce halogenoalkane
  • warmed NaOH
  • SN1 Mechanism
  • Nucleophilic substitution
24
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Hydrolysis of alcohol

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  • Produces Halogenoalkane
  • carried out under reflux
  • slower than NaOH
  • rate can be investigated with AgNo3
  • SN2 Mechanism
25
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Alcohol to Halogenoalkane

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  1. Substitution

2. Halogenation

26
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Halogenation of alcohols

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  • Alcohol is heated under reflux

- halogenoalkane produced then distilled

27
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4 ways of substituting an alcohol to halogenoalkane

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  1. HX (Hydrogen halide) made insitu
  2. SOCl2 (sulfur dichloride)
  3. Phosphorus (V) Chloride
  4. PI3 or PBr3
28
Q

Hydrogen halide made insitu

A

NaCl + H2SO4 -> NaHSO4 + HCl

Used in substitution of alcohol to halogenoalkane

29
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Alcohol substitution with Sulfur dichloride

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  • No distillation

- halhhogenolkane, HCl and SO2 produced

30
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Alcohol substitution with solid PCl5

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  • used as a test for OH group
  • For chloroalkanes
  • steamy fumes of HCl produced
  • halogenoalkane, HCl and POCl3 produced
31
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Alcohol substitution with PI3/ PBr3

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  • To make bromo/iodoalkanes
  • made insitu with red phosphorus and bromine or iodine
  • Warmed with alcohol
32
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Amines from Halogenoalkanes

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  • Substitution with ammonia, NH3 in ethanol
33
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Halogenoalkane substitution with ammonia

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  • makes amines
  • Excess ammonia in ethanol under pressure
  • Nucleophilic addition
  • Ammonia is a nucleophile
  • can go onto form secondary and tertiary amines
34
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Amines from nitriles

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Reduction

35
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Reduction of nitriles

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  • Produces amines

- using sodium and ethanol

36
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Aldehyde to nitriles

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Addition of HCN-

37
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Addition of HCN- to aldehydes

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  • Produces Nitriles
  • Nucleophilic addition
  • HCN insitu: NaCN + H2SO4
38
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Alkenes to Ketones

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  • Oxidation
39
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Oxidation of Alkenes

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  • Produces Ketones

- Hot Conc. KMnO4

40
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Nitrile to Carboxylic acid

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  • Reflux with dilute HCl
41
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Secondary Alcohol to Ketone

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  • K2Cr2O7 + H2SO4 (Acidified potassium dichromate)
  • Orange to Green
  • Warming required
  • Secondary Alcohols
42
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Ketone to Secondary Alcohol

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Reduction

43
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Reduction of a Ketone

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  • Produces a secondary Alcohol
  • NaBH4/LiAlH4 used as reducing agents
    • LiAlH4 used in dry ether at rtp
    • NaBH4 warm in aqueous alkaline
44
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Carboxylic acid to alcohol

A

Reduction

45
Q

Reduction fo carboxylic acid

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  • Reducing agent: LiAlH4 in dry ether at rtp

- Produces Alcohol

46
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Esterification

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  • H2SO4 (Acid Catalyst)
  • Heated under reflux
  • Sweet fruity smelling substance
47
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Hydrolysis of esters

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  1. heat under reflux with acid/base -> Equilibrium

2. heat under reflux with NaOH -> Full hydrolysis

48
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Reaction of Alcohol with Sodium metal

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  • Breakage of the OH bond

- Longer hydrocarbons are less vigrous

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