Organic Compound Formation Flashcards
Alkene to alkane
- Alkene + Hydrogen gas
- Nickel catalyst
- 150°C
= Alkane
Or:
- Alkene + Hydrogen gas
- Platinum/ palladium catalyst
- Room temperature
= Alkane
Alkyne to alkane
- Alkyne+ 2 Hydrogen gas molecules
- Nickel catalyst
- 150°C
= Alkane
Or:
- Alkyne + 2 Hydrogen
- Platinum catalyst
- Room temperature
Alkyl halide to alkane
- Alkyl halide
- Zinc-copper couple
- Aqueous alcohol
- Room temperature
= alkane
Or: Wurtz synthesis
- 2 Alkyl halide+ 2 Sodium metal
- Dry ether
- Heat
= Alkane (carbon atoms doubled) + 2 NaX
Or: Grignard reagent
Preparation;
- Alkyl halide + Magnesium metal
- Dry ether
= Grignard reagent (RMgX)
- Grignard reagent + Water
- Aqueous hydrochloric or sulphuric acid
= Alkane + Mg(OH)X
Alkyl halide to alkane (in which the number of carbon atoms has doubled)
Wurtz synthesis
- 2 Alkyl halide + 2 Sodium metal
- Dry ether
- Heat
= Alkane (carbon atoms doubled) + 2 NaX
Preparation of Grignard reagent
- Alkyl halide + Magnesium metal
- Dry ether
= Grignard reagent (RMgX)
What is soda lime?
Mixture of CaO and NaOH/ KOH
Decarboxylation
- Carboxylic acid
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Heat
= Sodium salt of a carboxylic acid - Sodium salt of a carboxylic acid
- Soda lime
- Heat
= Alkane (with one less Carbon atom) + sodium carbonate
Or: Starting with a sodium salt of a carboxylic acid
- Sodium salt of a carboxylic acid
- Soda lime
- Heat
= Alkane (with one less Carbon atom) + sodium carbonate
Or:
- Sodium salt of a carboxylic acid + Sodium hydroxide
- Heat, fused
= Alkane (with one less Carbon atom) + sodium carbonate
Aluminum carbide to methane
- Aluminum carbide + Hot water/ Dilute HCl
= 3 Methane + 4 Aluminum Chloride
Sodium ethanoate (2C) to methane (1C)
- Sodium ethanoate + Sodium hydroxide
- Heat
= Methane + Sodium carbonate
Alkane to alkyl halide
- Alkane + Chlorine/ Bromine gas
- UV light
= Alkyl halide + hydrochloric/ hydrobromic acid
Excess chlorine/ bromine used:
- Alkane + 2 Chlorine/ Bromine gas
- UV light
= Carbon tetrachloride/ tetrabromide + hydrochloric/ hydrobromic acid
Alkane to nitroalkane
- Alkane + Nitric acid
- 400°C
= Nitroalkane + Water
Methane to carbon dioxide
- methane + 2 oxygen
= Carbon dioxide + 2 Water
In insufficient oxygen:
- methane + oxygen
= Carbon dioxide + Water
Alcohol to alkene
- Alcohol
- Concentrated sulphuric acid/ phosphoric acid
- 180°C
= Alkene + Water
Or:
- Alcohol
- Aluminum oxide catalyst
- 350°C
= Alkene + Water
Alkyl halide to alkene
- Alkyl halide
- KOH/ NaOH
- Ethanol
- Heat
= Alkene + hydrochloric/ Hydrobromic
Alkyne to alkene
- Alkyne + Hydrogen gas
- Lindlar’s catalyst / poisoned Palladium and Barium sulphate
=Alkene
Vic dihalide to alkene
- Vic dihalide + Zinc
- Methanol
- Heat
= Alkene + ZnX2
Alkene to vic dihalide
- Alkene + Halogen
- CCl4 (tetrachloromethane)
= Vic dihalide
Alkene to a halogen alcohol
- Alkene
- Halogen, Water
= Halogen alcohol
Alkene to alkyl halide
Markownikoff’s rule of unsymmetrical alkenes
- Unsymmetrical alkene + Hydrogen halide(halogen acid HX)
= Halogen atom is attached to the carbon atom with fewer hydrogen atoms
Or: For symmetrical alkenes
- Alkene + HBr (only works for Br)
- Organic peroxide eg H3COOCH3
= Halogen atom is attached to the carbon atom with more hydrogen atoms
Alkene to alkyl hydrogen sulphate
- Alkene
- Concentrated sulphuric acid
- 0-15°C
= Alkyl hydrogen sulphate
Alkene to alcohol
- Alkene
- H+ / H2O, warm
= Alcohol
Same but in words:
- Alkene
- i) Conc sulphuric acid, ii) Water/warm
= Alcohol
Or: Longer route
- Alkene
- Concentrated sulphuric acid
- 0-15°C
= alkyl hydrogen sulphate
- Alkyl hydrogen sulphate
- Water (H20), warm
= Alcohol
Alkene to diol
- Alkene
- KMnO4(aq)/ -OH or NaOH
= Diol
Alkene to epoxyalkane
- Alkene + 1/2 oxygen gas
- Silver metal catalyst
= epoxyalkane
Epoxyalkane to Diol
- Epoxyalkane + Water
= Diol
Alkene to ozonide
- Alkene + Ozone
- Tetrachloromethane
- < 20°C
= Ozonide
Ozonide to carbonyl compounds (Aldehydes and ketones)
- Ozonide + Water
- Zinc dust
- Ethanoic acid
= 2 carbonyl compounds
(Symmetrical alkene= one type of carbonyl compound
Unsymmetrical = two types of carbonyl compound)
Butane to ethanal
- Butane + Ozone
- Tetrachloromethane
- < 20°C
=ozonide
- Ozonide + Water
- Zinc dust
- Ethanoic acid
= Ethanal
Alkene to polymer
- Alkene
- High temperature
- High pressure
- Catalyst
= Polymer
Dihalogen compound to alkyne
- Dihalogen compound
- Excess KOH \ Ethanol
- Heat
= Alkyne + 2HX
Calcium carbide to ethyne
- Calcium carbide + 2Water
= Calcium hydroxide + Ethyne