Organic Reaction Summary

Question 1

Combustion

Answer 1

OXIDATION

+ oxygen

carbon dioxide + water

Question 2

Hydrogenation
(adding a hydo, hydrogen)
(So I need an extra bond!)

Answer 2

ADDITION - UNSATURATED TO SATURATED (I need to start with a double bond)

Alkene + H2 > Alkane.

Question 3

Halogenation
(Adding a halo - halogen)
(I need an extra bond)

Answer 3

ADDITION - UNSATURATED TO SATURATED

Alkene + halide > Dihaloalkane

Question 4

Hydration
(hydrating it, adding water)

Answer 4

ADDITION

Alkene + water > Alcohol

Question 5

Hydrohalogenation
(adding - need an extra bond - extra space)
(hydrogen, halide)

Answer 5

Alkene + H(halogen) > haloalkane

Question 6

Free Radical Halogenation
(it’s a free country but you have to work for what you want to buy - swapping for a halogen)
(A trade so no extra space, bond, is needed)

Answer 6

SUBSTITION

Alkane + Halide > haloalkane + H(halide)

Question 7

HydrOLysis
(buying a shot - swapping something to get some alcohOL)
(H is not valuable enough, NaOH)

Answer 7

Substition

Haloalkane > Alcohol + NaX

Question 8

Dehydration
(Eliminating water - you need an OH)
since you’re eliminating, you’d have an extra bond and water left

Answer 8

Elimination

Alcohol > Alkene + Water

Question 9

Dehydrohalogenation
(since you’re taking something away, you’ll need hydrogen and halo - eliminate
you’d have an extra bond left)

Answer 9

Elimination

Haloalkane > alkene + H(halide)

Question 10

Cracking
(Cracking a cookie into crumbs)

Answer 10

Elimination

(breaking up long alkanes into alkenes and smaller alkanes (useful compounds))

Alkane > Alkene + Alkane

Question 11

Esterification (it’s in the name)

Answer 11

Condensation

Alcohol + Carbo