Hydrocarbons Flashcards
1
Q
How to make and alkane from an alkene
A
Hydrogen (H2) and a nickel catalyst
2
Q
How to get an alcohol from an alkene
A
Steam and an acid catalyst
3
Q
Haloalkane from an alkene
A
Alkene+ (hydrogen with a halogen)
4
Q
Primary alcohol + oxidisation makes what under what conditions
A
Heat under distillation makes an aldehyde
Heat under reflux makes a carboxylic acid
5
Q
Secondary alcohol makes what under reflux
A
Ketone
6
Q
Initiation stage
A
Two free radicals are formed by UV light breaking the covalent bond
7
Q
Propagation
A
A free radical bonds with a non free radical to make another free radical and another non free radical
8
Q
Termination
A
two free radicals combine, forming a single, non-radical molecule
