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C16/28 - Synthetic Routes Flashcards

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1
Q

Alkene to alcohol

A

Addition (hydration)
H2O (steam)
H3PO4 catalyst

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2
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Alcohol to alkene

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Elimination
Conc. H2SO4 catalyst.

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3
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Alkene to alkane

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Addition
H2
Ni catalyst

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4
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Alkane to haloalkane

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Radical substitution

Halogen/UV light

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5
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Haloalkane to primary alcohol

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Nucleophilic substitution

NaOH (aq)

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6
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Primary alcohol to haloalkane

A

Substitution

Sodium halide/H2SO4

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7
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Alkene to haloalkane

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Addition (halogenation)

Hydrogen halide

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8
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Primary alcohol to carboxylic acid

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Reflux [O]

Acidified K2Cr2O7/ H2SO4

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9
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Primary alcohol to aldehyde

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Distillation [O]

K2Cr2O7 / H2SO4

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10
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Aldehyde to primary alcohol

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Distillation [R]

NaBH4/H2O

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11
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Secondary alcohol to ketone

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Reflux [O]

K2Cr2O7 / H2SO4

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12
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Primary alcohol to ester

A

Carboxylic acid/H2SO4
Esterification

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13
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Haloalkane to nitrile

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Nucleophilic substitution

NaCN in ethanol

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14
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Haloalkane to amine

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Nucleophilic substitution

NH3/ethanol

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15
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Nitrile to carboxylic acid

A

Hydrolysis

H2O/HCl

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16
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Aldehyde to carboxylic acid

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Oxidation [O]
Acidified dichromate (K2Cr2O7)/H+
17
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Carboxylic acid to acyl chloride

A

SOCl2

18
Q

Acyl chloride to carboxylic acid

A

H2O

19
Q

Acyl chloride to primary amide

A

NH3

20
Q

Acyl chloride to secondary amide

A

Primary amine

21
Q

Acyl chloride to ester

A

Esterification

Alcohol

22
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Carboxylic acid to ester

A

Esterification

Alcohol/H2SO4

23
Q

Ester to carboxylic acid

A

Dilute acid hydrolysis

24
Q

Ester to sodium salt of carboxylic acid (carboxylate) + alcohol

A

Alkaline hydrolysis

NaOH (aq)

25
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Aldehyde to hydroxynitrile

A

Nucleophilic addition

NaCN/H+

26
Q

Benzene to nitrobenzene

A

Nitration
Electrophilic substitution
HNO3/H2SO4
50 degrees

27
Q

Nitrobenzene to phenylamine (aminobenzene)

A

Reduction

Sn/HCl

28
Q

Phenylamine to 2,4,6-tribromophenylamine

A

Electrophilic substitution

Br2

29
Q

Benzene to bromobenzene

A

Bromination

Br2/FeBr3

30
Q

Benzene to chlorobenzene

A

Chlorination

Cl2/AlCl3

31
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benzene to phenylketone

A

Electrophilic substitution
Acylation
CH3COCl/AlCl3

32
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Phenylketone to phenol

A

Reduction

NaBH4

33
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Phenol to Nitrophenol

A

Nitration

HNO3

34
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Phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol

A

Bromination

Br2

35
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Phenol to sodium phenoxide

A

Neutralisation

NaOH (aq)

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