Chap 2 Flashcards
Secondary alcohol with strong oxidants
Ketone
Primary alcohol with strong oxidants
Hydrate then carboxylic acid
Primary alcohol with Pcc and ch2cl2
Aldehyde
Ketone With mcpba
Ester
O on most stable (+ side)
Carboxylic acid with 1/2 alcohol
Fischer esterification
Ester
3 alcohols don’t work
Reversible
Acidic activation
2 carboxylic acids with p2o5, p4o10 in ch2cl2
Anhydride
Same r groups on either side, can be internal
Carboxylic acid with Pcl5
Acyl chloride
Carboxylic acid with pcl3
Acyl chloride
Carboxylic acid with socl2
Acyl chloride
Needs to be anhydrous
Can amides be formed from carboxylic acids?
No
Acid base reaction
Ester plus water (hydrophobic or hydrophilic)? H2so4 activation
Produces carboxylic acid and alcohol, acidic mechanism
Ester plus NaOH (with Etoh and h2o with heat)
Carboxylic acid and alcohol
Basic mechanism (hydrophobic esters)
Amide with NaOH (etoh/h20/heat)
Carboxylic acid and ammonia
Irreversible
Basic mechanism
Amide with h2o (h2so4/heat)
Carboxylic acid and r group ammonia (r on nh if applicable)
Acidic mechanism
Irreversible
R-cN with water (h2so4/heat)
Carboxylic acid (ammonium ion)
Reversible (nitrile hydrolysis)