Mechanism

Question 1

Halalkane to nitrile
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Answer 1

Reagents? KCn / :Cn
Conditions? Water and ethanol
Mechanism? Nucleophilic substitution
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Question 2

Halalkane to amide?
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?
1* to 2* to 3* to 4*

Answer 2

Reagents? NH3
Conditions? Ethanol high temperature high pressure
Mechanism? Nucleophilic substitution
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Question 3

Halalkane to alcohol
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Answer 3

Reagents? KOH / :OH
Conditions? AQ heat under reflux
Mechanism? Nucleophilic substitution
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Question 4

Halalkane to Allkene
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Answer 4

Reagents? KOH / :OH
Conditions? ethanol reflux
Mechanism? Elimination
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Question 5

Alkene to haloalkane
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Answer 5

Reagents? HBr
Conditions? Room temperature
Mechanism? Electrophillic addition
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Question 6

Alkene to alcohol via alkyl hydrogen sulphate
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Answer 6

1. Reagents? H2SO4
   Conditions?
   Mechanism? Electrophilic addition
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2. Reagents? H2O
   (Hydration)

Question 7

Alkene to alcohol direct
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Answer 7

Reagents? Steam
Conditions? Catalyst H3PO4
Mechanism? Direct hydration
Only need to know [H] formulae

Question 8

Alcohol to alkene
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Question 9

Alcohol to carboxylic acid
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Question 10

Alcohol to ketone
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Question 11

Alcohol to aldehyde
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Question 12

Alkene to poly(Alkene)
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Answer 12

High pressure

Nickel or pt

Question 13

Benzene to benzene~NO2
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Question 14

benzene~NO2 to benzene~NH2
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?

Question 15

Benzene~NH2 to benzene~NHCH3

Question 16

benzene to benzene~COCH3
Reagents?
Conditions?
Mechanism?