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Alkane → Halogenoalkane

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Reactants: Alkane, halogen

Products: Halogenoalkane

Conditions: UV light

Reaction: Electrophillic substitution

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Alkene → Dihalogenoalkane

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Reactants: Alkane, halogen

Products: Dihalogenoalkane

Conditions:

Reaction: Halogenation, electrophilic addition

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Alkene → Alkane

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Reactants: Alkene, hydrogen

Products: Alkane

Conditions: Heat, nickel catalyst

Reaction: Hydrogenation

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Alkene → Alcohol

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Reactants: Alkene, water

Products: Alcohol

Conditions: Heat, phosphoric acid catalyst

Reaction: Hydration, electrophilic addition

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Alkene → Halogenoalkane

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Reactants: Alkene, hydrogen halide

Products: Halogenoalkane

Conditions:

Reaction: Halogenation, electrophilic addition

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Alkene → Diol

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Reactants: Alkene, water

Products: Doil

Conditions: Potassium manganate VII (oxidising agent)

Reaction: Oxidation

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Halogenoalkane → Alcohol

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Reactants: Halogenoalkane, water

Products: Alcohol, hydrogen halide

Conditions: Warm

Reaction: Nucleophilic substitution

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Reactants: Halogenoalkane, potassium hydroxide

Products: Alcohol, potassium halide

Conditions: Heat under reflux

Reaction: Nucleophilic substitution

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Halogenoalkane → 1o amine

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Reactants: Halogenoalkane, ammonia

Products: 1o amine, hydrogen halide

Conditions: Heat in a sealed tube

Reaction: Nucleophilic substitution

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Halogenoalkane → Nitrile

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Reactants: Halogenoalkane, potassium cyanide

Products: Nitrile, potassium halide

Conditions: Heat under reflux

Reaction: Nucleophilic substitution

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Halogenoalkane → Alkene

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Reactants: Halogenoalkane, potassium hydroxide in ethanol

Products: Alkene, water, potassium halide

Conditions:

Reaction: Elimination

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Primary alcohol → Chloroalkane

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Reactants: 1º alcohol, PCl5

Products: Chloroalkane, POCl3, HCl

Conditions: Room temperature

Reaction: Chlorination

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Tertiary alcohol → Chloroalkane

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Reactants: 3º alcohol, conc. HCl

Products: Chloroalkane, water

Conditions: Room temperature

Reaction: Chlorination

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Alcohol → Bromoalkane

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Reactants: Alcohol, HBr (KBr and conc. H2SO4)

Products: Bromoalkane, water

Conditions:

Reaction: Bromination

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Alcohol → Iodoalkane

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Reactants: Alcohol, phosphorus (III) iodide (red phosphorus and iodine)

Products: Iodoalkane, H3PO3

Conditions: Heat under reflux

Reaction: Iodination

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Alcohol → Alkene

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Reactants: Alcohol

Products: Alkene, water

Conditions: Phosphoric acid catalyst

Reaction: Dehydration, elimination

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Primary alcohol → Aldehyde

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Reactants: 1º alcohol, acidified potassium dichromate VI solution (oxidising agent)

Products: Aldehyde, water

Conditions: Distill

Reaction: Oxidation

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Primary alcohol → Carboxylic acid

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Reactants: 1º Alcohol, acidified potassium dichromate VI solution (oxidising agent)

Products: Carboxylic acid, water

Conditions: Heat under reflux

Reaction: Oxidation

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Secondary alcohol → Ketone

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Reactants: 2º alcohol, acidified potassium dichromate VI solution

Products: Ketone, water

Conditions: Heat under reflux

Reaction: Oxidation

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Carbonyl compound → Hydroxynitrile

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Reactants: Carbonyl compound, hydrogen cyanide

Products: Hydroxynitrile

Conditions: Aqueous alkaline solution containing potassium cyanide

Reaction: Nucleophilic addition

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Carboxylic acid → Primary alcohol

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Reactants: Carboxylic acid, reducing agent LiAlH4

Products: Primary alcohol, water

Conditions: Solvent is dry ether

Reaction: Reduction

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Carboxylic acid → Acyl chloride

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Reactants: Carboxylic acid, PCl5

Products: Acyl chloride, POCl3, HCl

Conditions:

Reaction: Chlorination

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Carboxylic acid → Ester

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Reactants: Carboxylic acid, alcohol

Products: Ester, water

Conditions: Acid catalyst (conc. H2SO4)

Reaction: Condensation, esterification

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Nitrile → Carboxylic acid

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ACID

Reactants: Nitrile, water, HCl

Products: Carboxylic acid, ammonium chloride

ALKALINE

Reactants: Nitrile, water, NaOH

Products: Salt (eg. sodium ethanoate), NH2

React salt with HCl to form carboxylic acid

BOTH

Conditions: Heat under reflux

Reaction: Hydrolysis

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Acyl chloride → Carboxylic acid

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Reactants: Acyl chloride, water

Products: Carboxylic acid, HCl

Conditions:

Reaction: Condensation

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Acyl chloride → Ester

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Reactants: Acyl chloride, alcohol

Products: Ester, HCl

Conditions: Room temperature

Reaction: Condensation

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Acyl chloride → Primary amide

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Reactants: Acyl chloride, concentrated ammonia

Products: Amide, HCl

Conditions:

Reaction:

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Acyl chloride → N-substituted (secondary) amide

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Reactants: Acyl chloride, primary amine

Products: N-substituted (secondary amide), HCl

Conditions:

Reaction:

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Ester → Carboxylic acid or Alcohol

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ACIDIC

Reactants: Ester, water, moderately concentrated acid catalyst

Products: Carboxylic acid, alcohol

ALKALINE

Reactants: Ester, NaOH

Products: Salt, alcohol

React salt with HCl to form carboxylic acid

Reaction: Hydrolysis

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Benzene → Bromobenzene

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Reactants: Benzene, bromine

Products: Bromobenzene, HBr

Conditions: FeBr3 or AlCl3 catayst

Reaction: Electrophilic substitution

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Benzene → Nitrobenzene

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Reactants: Benzene, nitric acid, conc. H2SO4

Products: Nitrobenzene, water

Conditions: 50oC

Reaction: Electrophilic substitution

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Benzene → Alkyl benzene

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Reactants: Benzene, halogenoalkane

Products: Eg. Methyl benzene, HCl

Conditions: AlCl3 catalyst

Reaction: Electrophilic substitution

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Benzene → Phenyl ketone

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Reactants: Benzene, acyl chloride

Products: Phenyl ketone, HCl

Conditions: AlCl3 catalyst

Reaction: Electrophilic substitution

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Phenol → 2,4,6-tribromophenol

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Reactants: Phenol, 3 bromine

Products: 2,4,6-tribromophenol, 3 HBr

Conditions: No catalyst

Reaction: Electrophilic substitution

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Nitrile → Amine

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Reactants: eg. Ethanenitrile, LiAlH4

Products: 1o amine

Conditions: Mix in dry ether

Reaction: Reduction of a nitrile

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Nitrobenzene → Aromatic amine

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Reactants: Nitrobenzene, tin metal mixed with conc. HCl (reducing agent)

Products: Phenyl amine, 2 water

Conditions: Heat under reflux

Reaction: Reduction of nitrobenzene

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Carboxylic acid → Amide

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Reactants: Carboxylic acid, amine

Products: N-substituted amide, water

Conditions:

Reaction: Condensation

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Halogenoalkane → 2o amine

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Reactants: Halogenoalkane, 1o amine

Products: 2o amine, HCl

Conditions:

Reaction: Condensation

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