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1
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what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to an alcohol

A

aqueous potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide

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2
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what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to an ether

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potassium methoxide in methanol (an alcoholic alkoxide)

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3
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what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to a nitrile

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ethanolic potassium or sodium cyanide

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4
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what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to an alkene

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heat under reflux with ethanolic potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide

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5
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what is the reagent used to convert an alkene to an alcohol

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water

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6
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what is the catalyst used to convert an alkene to an alcohol

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sulfuric acid

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7
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what is the reagent used to convert an aldehyde or ketone to an alcohol

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lithium aluminium hydride

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8
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what is the reagent used to convert alcohols to alkoxides

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reactive metals like sodium or potassium

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9
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what is the reagent used to convert alcohols to alkenes

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aluminium oxide or concentrated sulfuric acid

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10
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what is the reagent used to convert alcohols to esters

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carboxylic acid or acid chloride

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11
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what is the catalyst for convertin an alcohol to an ester

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concentrated sulfuric acid

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12
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what is the reagent for converting an alkene to alkane

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hydrogen

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13
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what is the catalyst for converting an alkene to an alkane

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nickel or platinum

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14
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what is the reagent for converting an alkene to a haloalkane

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a halogen

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15
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what is the reagent for converting an alkene to a monohaloalkane

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hydrogen halides like HBr

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16
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what is the reagent for converting an alkene to an alcohol

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water

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17
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what is the reagent for converting an amide to a carboxylic acid

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aqueous acid

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18
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what is the catalyst for converting an amide to a carboxylic acid

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aqueous alkali

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19
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what is the reagent for converting a carboxylic acid into an alkylammonium salt

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amine

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20
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what is the reagent for converting an amine to a salt

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mineral acid (HCl, etc)

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21
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what is the reagent for converting bezene into methyl benzene

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methyl chloride

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22
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what is the reagent for converting benzene into chlorobenzene

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iron chloride or chloride

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23
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what is the reagent for converting benzene into benzenesulfonic acid

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concentrated sulfuric acid

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24
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what is the reagent for converting benzene into nitrobenzene

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concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acids

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25
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what is the reagent used to convert an alcohol to a ketone

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dilute sulfuric acid

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26
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what is the reagent used to convert a ketone to an alcohol

A

lithium aluminium hydride

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27
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what is used to convert an acid to an ester

A

alcohol and concentrated sulfuric acid

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28
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what is used to convert an ester to an acid

29
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what is used to convert an acid to a salt

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sodium hydroxide

30
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what is used to convert a salt to an acid

A

hydrochloric acid

31
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what is used to convert an acid chloride to an ester

A

alchohol with concentrated sulfuric acid

32
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what is used to reduce an acid into an aldehyde

A

llithium aluminium hydride

33
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what is used to oxidise an aldehyde into an acid

A

dilute sulfuric acid and potassium dichromate

34
Q

what is used to reduce an aldehyde to a primary alchohol

A

lithium aluminium hydride

35
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what is used to oxidise a primary alcohol into an aldehyde

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dilute sulfuric acid and potassium dichromate

36
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what is used to dehydrate primary alcohols into alkenes

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concentrated sulfuric acid or concentrated phosphoric acid

37
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what is used to hydrate alkenes into alcohols

A

water and concentrated sulfuric acid

38
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what is used to crack an alkane into an alkene

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aluminium oxide with heat as a catalyst

39
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what is used to convert alkenes into alkanes

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hydrogen with nickel as a catalyst

40
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how are alkanes converted into benzene

41
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what is the name of the conversion of alkanes into haloalkanes

A

radical substitution

42
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what is used to convert an alkane into a haloalkane

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chlorine or bromine

43
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what is the name for the conversion of alkenes into dihaloalkanes

A

electrophilic addition with a transition state intermediate

44
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what is the name for the conversion of alkenes into haloalkanes

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electrophilic addition with a carbocation intermediate

45
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what is used to convert alkenes into dihaloalkanes

A

chlorine or bromine

46
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what is used to convert alkenes into monohaloalkanes

A

hydrogen halids like hydrogen chloride

47
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what is used to convert haloalkanes into alkenes

A

alcoholic potassium hydroxide

48
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what is the name for the conversion of haloalkanes into alkenes

A

based induced elimination

49
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what is the name for the conversion of haloalkanes into ethers

A

nucleophilic substitution

50
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what is the name for the conversion of haloalkanes into amines

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nucleophilic substitution

51
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what is the name for the conversion of haloalkanes into nitriles

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nucleophilic substitution

52
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what is the name for the conversion of haloalkanes into alcohols

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nucleophiic substitution

53
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what is the reagent used for converting haloalkanes into ethers

A

alchoholic alkoxides

54
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what is the reagent for converting haloalkanes into amines

A

concentrated ammonia

55
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what is the reagent for converting haloalkanes into nitriles

A

ethanolic potassium or sodium cyanide

56
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what is used to convert a nitrile into an amine

A

lithium aluminium hydride

57
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what is used to convert nitriles into acids

A

hydrolysis with dilute sodium hydroxide

58
Q

what is the reagent used to oxidise secondary alcohols into ketones

A

potassium dichromate and dilute sulfuric acid

59
Q

what is the reagent used to reduce ketones into secondary alcohols

A

lithium aluminium hydride

60
Q

what do you get through the nucleophilic addition of ketones or aldehydes

A

derivatives

61
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what is used to convert haloalkanes into alcohols

A

potassium or sodium hydroxide

62
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what is the name for the conversion of benzene into alkylbenzenes

A

alkylation

63
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what is the name for the conversion of benzene into nitrobenzene

64
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what is the name for the conversion of benzene into benzene sulphonic acid

A

sulphonation

65
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what is the name for the conversion of benzene into halobenzene

A

halogenation

66
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what is used to convert benzene into an alkylbenzene

A

aluminium chloride and the the alkyl group attached to a halogen

67
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what is used to convert benzene into nitrobenzene

A

nitronium ion

68
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what is used to convert benzene into benzene sulphonic acid

A

concentrated sulfuric acid and sulfur dioxide

69
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what is used to convert benzene into halobenzene

A

the halogen and aluminium chloride or bromide

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