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1
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Mechanism for acyl chloride to carboxylic acid

A

Nucleophilic addition elimination

H2O

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2
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Acyl chloride to amide

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Nucleophilic addition elimination

NH3

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3
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Acyl chloride to N-substituted amide

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Nucleophilic addition elimination

CH3NH2

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4
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Acyl chloride to Ester

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Nucleophilic addition elimination

CH3OH

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5
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Carboxylic acid + alcohol

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Esterification

Conc H2SO4

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6
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Ester to carboxylic acid and alcohol

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Acid hydrolysis

H2O and conc H2SO4

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7
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Ester to sodium salt

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Basic hydrolysis

NaOH

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8
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Benzene to a phenyl ketone

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Electrophilic substitution

AlCl3 catalyst

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9
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Benzene to nitrobenzene

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Electrophilic substitution

Conc HNO3
Conc H2SO4

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10
Q

Nitrobenzene to amino benzene

What is produced

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Reduction
Sn and H2

Amino benzene and H2O

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11
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Anime to quarternary ammonium salt

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Nucleophilic substitution

Excess haloalkane

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12
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Alcohol to ketone

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Oxidation

Acidified potassium dichromate

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13
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Which mechanism uses NaBH4?

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Nucleophilic addition

Eg reduction of a ketone to an alcohol

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14
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Ketone to nitrile

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Nucleophilic additon

KCN and HCl

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15
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Nitrile to amine

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Reduction / catalytic hydrogenation

H2 and Ni

ONLY USE [H] IF THEY SAY otherwise use H2

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16
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Ketone to alcohol

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Nucleophilic addition
Reduction
NaBH4

17
Q

Alkene to haloalkane

A

Electrophilic addition

HBr

18
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Alkene to dibromo-haloalkane

A

Electrophilic addition

Br2

19
Q

Haloalkane to alkene

A

Elimination
NaoH
Hot dissolved in ethanol

20
Q

Haloalkane to nitrile

A

Nucleophilic substitution

KCN aqueous

21
Q

Haloalkane to amine

A

Nucleophilic substitution

Excess NH3

22
Q

Why excess NH3

A

To prevent further substitution

23
Q

Haloalkane to alcohol

A

Nucleophilic substitution
NaOH
Warm aqueous

24
Q

Alcohol to aldehyde

A

Oxidation
Acidified potassium dichromate
Distillation

25
Q

Aldehyde to carboxylic acid

A

Oxidation
Acidified potassium dichromate
Reflux

26
Q

Alcohol to carboxylic acid

A

Oxidation
Acidified potassium dichromate
Reflux

27
Q

Alkene to alkyl hydrogen sulphate

A

Electrophilic addition

Conc H2SO4

28
Q

Alkyl hydrogen sulphate to alcohol

A

Hydrolysis

H2O

29
Q

Alcohol to alkene

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Elimination (dehydration)

Conc H2SO4

30
Q

Alkene to alcohol

A

Electrophilic addition
H2O and conc H2SO4

Also called hydration

31
Q

Addition polymerisation

A

High temp

high pressure

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