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Organic Chemistry: Reactions and Synthesis Flashcards

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How do we convert an alkene into an alkane? How much hydrogen do we need?

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Add hydrogen. You need one hydrogen molecule for each double bond present.

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What is the reaction from an alkene to an alkane called?

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Hydrogenation.

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What are the conditions for the reaction from an alkene to an alkane?

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A temperature of 150°C and a Nickel catalyst.

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How do we convert a haloalkane into an alkane?

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Add a hydrogen halide so the halogen is replaced by a hydrogen.

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How do we convert an alkane into an alkene? How much hydrogen do we get?

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Remove hydrogen and you’ll get one molecule of hydrogen for each double bond created.

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What is the reaction from an alkane to an alkene called?

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Dehydrogenation.

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What is the reaction from an alkane to a haloalkane called?

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Free radical substitution.

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How do we convert an alkane into a haloalkane?

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Substitute one hydrogen for one halogen.

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What are the conditions for the reaction from an alkane into a haloalkane.

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UV light.

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What are the three steps for Free Radical Substitution?

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Initiation, Propagation and Termination

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What happens in initiation in Free Radical Substitution? What is this process called?

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UV light splits up two halogens into radicals. This is called homolytic fission.

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What happens in termination in Free Radical Substitution?

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Any two free radicals combine to make a stable molecule.

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How do we convert an alcohol into an alkene?

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Eliminate water from the alcohol.

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What is the reaction from an alcohol to an alkene called?

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Dehydration.

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What are the conditions for the reaction from an alcohol to an alkene?

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Catalyst of concentrated H₂SO₄

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How do we convert a haloalkane into an alkene?

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Remove the halogens from the haloalkane to make an alkene.

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What is the reaction from a haloalkane to an alkene called?

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Dehalogenation.

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How do we convert an alkene into an alcohol?

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Add water to the alkene.

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What is the reaction from an alkene to an alcohol called?

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Hydration.

20
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What are the conditions for the reaction from an alkene to an alcohol?

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Steam at 300°C with concentrated phosphoric acid

21
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How do you convert an alkene into a haloalkane?

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Add a halogen to an alkene.

22
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What is the reaction from an alkene to a haloalkane called?

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Electrophilic Addition

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What happens in electrophilic addition?

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  • Electron pairs in the carbon double bond repel bromine, inducing dipole.
  • π bond is attracted to the positive bromine dipole so the bromine dipoles come closer further repelling the σ bond.
  • With the σ bond gone, the remaining electrons bond to one bromine creating a carbocation, where the other bromine will bond to.
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What are the conditions for electrophilic addition?

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H₂SO₄

25
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How do we convert an alcohol to a haloalkane?

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Replace the hydroxide ion with a halide ion.

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What are the conditions for the reaction from an alcohol to a haloalkane?

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Concentrated H₂SO₄ and a spectator ion.

27
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How do we convert a haloalkane to an alcohol?

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Replace the halide ion with a hydroxide ion

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What is the reaction from a haloalkane to an alcohol called?

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Nucleophilic Substitution

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What happens in nucleophilic substitution ?

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  • The bromine will be more electronegative than the carbon so there are dipoles.
  • Electrons in the C-Br bond are repelled by the electrons from the new -OH bond.
  • Heterolytic fission takes place as the bromine atom gets both electrons from the carbon.
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What are the conditions for the reaction from a haloalkane into an alcohol

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Ethanol and NaOH

31
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What do Alcohols produce when combusted?

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Carbon Dioxide and Water

32
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What types of Alcohols can we oxidise?

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Primary and Secondary.

33
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What mixture do we use to oxidise alcohols.

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K₂Cr₂O₇ + H₂SO₄

34
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When an alcohol is oxidised, what is the colour change and why?

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The colour will change from orange to green because the orange contains dichromate ions whilst the green contains chromium ions.

35
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What happens if we oxidate a primary alcohol using distillation?

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The alcohol turns into water and an aldehyde.

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What happens if we oxidate a primary alcohol using reflux?

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The alcohol will turn into a carboxylic acid and water.

37
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What is reflux?

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Reflux is the continuous evaporating and condensing of a reaction mixture.

38
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What happens if we oxidate a secondary alcohol?

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The alcohol will turn into a ketone.

39
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What happens if we oxidate a tertiary alcohol?

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Nothing will happen as tertiary alcohols can’t be oxidised.

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