Chemistry Reactions

Question 1

Finkelstein Reaction

Answer 1

Reaction of alkyl chloride or bromide with sodium iodide (or methanol) in the presence of acetone to give alkyl iodide

Question 2

Swartz Reaction

Answer 2

Reaction of alkyl chloride or bromide with metal fluorides to give alkyl fluoride

Question 3

Wurtz Reaction

Answer 3

Reaction of two same/different alkyl halides in the presence of sodium and dry ether to produce an alkane and sodium halide

Question 4

Wurtz-Fittig Reaction

Answer 4

Reaction of an alkyl halide with an aryl halide(with the same halogen group) in the presence of sodium and dry ether to give a substituted aromatic compound and sodium halide

Question 5

Reaction of alcohol with hydrogen bromide

Answer 5

Alcohol reacts with hydrogen bromide (48% boiling) in the presence of sodium bromide and sulfuric acid (on heating) to produce an alkyl bromide and water

Question 6

Reaction of alcohol with hydrogen iodide

Answer 6

Alcohol reacts with hydrogen iodide in the presence of sodium iodide and h3po4 to give alkyl iodide and water

Question 7

Reaction of alcohol with phosphorous trihalide

Answer 7

alkyl halide and h3po4

Question 8

Reaction of alcohol with phosphorous pentachloride

Answer 8

alkyl chloride, pocl3, hcl

Question 9

Reaction of alcohol with thionyl chloride

Answer 9

alkyl chloride, so2(gas), hcl(gas)

Question 10

Reaction of toulene and bromine in the presence of dark Fe

Answer 10

ortho and para substituted bromotoulene

Question 11

Dows Process

Question 12

1) Reaction of alkenes with sulfuric acid
2) reaction of alkenes with diborane

Question 13

Reaction of carboxylic acid with alcohol

Question 14

Preparation of phenol with isopropyl benzene

Question 15

Preparation of phenol using benzene sulfonic acid

Question 16

Preparation of benzene using aniline

Question 17

Reaction of alcohol with a simple ester

Answer 17

mixed ester and carboxylic acid

Question 18

Reaction of alcohol with acid chloride

Answer 18

ester and hcl

Question 19

Reaction of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols with Cu at 573K

Question 20

Reaction of phenol with bromine in the presence of
1)h2o
2)carbon disulfide

Question 21

Reaction of phenol with hno3 in the presence of
1) nothing
2) conc. h2so4

Question 22

Reaction of phenol with sulfuric acid at
1) room temperature
2)373K

Question 23

Riemer Tiemann Reaction

Answer 23

salicylaldehyde

Question 24

Kolbe Reaction

Answer 24

salicylic acid

Question 25

Reaction of alcohol with sulfuric acid at 1)413K 2)443K

Answer 25

1)ether 2)alkene

Question 26

Williamson synthesis

Question 27

Reaction of ether with 1) dilute h2so4 2)pcl5 3)hi or hbr 4) long contact with oxygen

Question 28

Make the structures of the following 1) hydroquinone 2)alpha naphthol 3)resorcinol 4)catechol 5)para-cresol 6)pyrogallol 7)phloroglucinol

Question 29

Preparation of aniline using nitrobenzene

Question 30

Ammonolysis

Question 31

What happens when Ammonolysis is performed in the presence of excess 1)alkyl halide 2)excess ammonia

Question 32

Preparation of amines using nitriles and amides

Question 33

***Gabriel phthalimide Synthesis

Question 34

***Hoffman Bromamide synthesis

Question 35

Is alkanamine a stronger base than ammonia

Answer 35

Yes

Question 36

Is aniline a stronger base than other aryl amines and ammonia

Answer 36

No

Question 37

Acylation

Answer 37

Amide and HCL Tertiary amines do not show acylation reactions

Question 38

Carbylamines Reaction

Answer 38

Formation of alkyl isocyanide, potassium chloride and water Only primary amines give the carbylamines test

Question 39

Reaction of primary, secondary, tertiary and aryl amines with nitrous acid

Answer 39

primary: diazonium salts secondary amines: n-nitroso amines tertiary: nitrate salts aryl: diazonium salts

Question 40

Hinsberg Reagent Test

Answer 40

Primary amines form sulfonamides soluble in an alkali secondary amines form a sulfonamide insoluble in an alkali tertiary amines do not react with the Hinsberg reagent

Question 41

Reaction of aniline with hno3 in the presence of h2so4

Answer 41

51% para product 47% meta product 2% ortho product

Question 42

Sandmeyer Reaction for amines