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Organic Mecanisms Flashcards

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Alkene to Dibromoalkane

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Addition reaction
Br2 & 20 degrees

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Alkene to Alkane

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Addition reaction
Hydrogen gas nickel catalyst 150 degrees and high pressure/hydrogen gas and platinum catalyst at RTP

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Alkene to Primary alcohol

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Electrophilic addition, hydrolysis
Cold H2O, H2SO4 catalyst and reflux,
Or H3PO4 catalyst, steam at 300 degrees.

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Primary alcohol to alkene

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Dehydration reaction, 170 degrees H2SO4 catalyst

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Alkene to Bromoalkane

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Hydrogen Bromide at 20 degrees

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Alkane to Bromoalkane

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Free radical chain reaction
UV and bromine

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Bromoalkane to primary Amine

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Nucleophilic substitution
Ammonia and reflux

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Primary Amine to N-substituted Amide (secondary)

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Nucleophilic substitution
Acyl chloride at room temperature

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Bromoalkane (primary) to primary alcohol

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Nucleophilic substitution
Warm NaOH and reflux

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Bromoalkane (secondary) to Secondary alcohol

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Nucleophilic substitution
Warm NaOH and reflux

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Primary alcohol to Aldehyde

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Oxidation reaction
K2Cr207 oxidising agent
Heat then distil

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Aldehyde to carboxylic Acid

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Oxidation reaction
(Primary alcohol > aldehyde >carboxylic acid)
K2CrO7 oxidising agent
Reflux

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Secondary alcohol to ketone

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Oxidation reaction
K2CR2O7 oxidising agent
H2SO4
Reflux

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Ketone or aldehyde to Cyanohydrin

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Nucleophilic addition
Hydrogen Cyanide (weak acid so dissociates to) N triple bond
C

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Carboxylic acid to ester

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Esterification reaction
H + catalyst
Reflux

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Ester to carboxylic acid

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Acid Hydrolysis or alkali hydrolysis reaction
Dilute acid or dilute alkali
Reflux

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Alcohol to ester

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Nucleophilic substitution
Acyl chloride at room temperature

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Primary amide to carboxylic acid

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Nucleophilic substitution
H + ions and heat

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Acyl Chloride to ester

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Nucleophilic substitution
H + ions and heat
Alcohol at room temperature

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