Organic Routes Flashcards
Alkene to polyalkene
High pressure catalyst
Alkene to dihaloalkene
(Mechanism and reagents + condition)
Br2 / Cl2 at room temp
Electrophilic Addition
Dihaloalakane to diol
Mechanism and RC
KOH aqueous
Heat under reflux
Nucleophilic substitution
Alkene to alcohol
(2 steps each)
Step 1 reagent and mechanism
Step 2 reaction and reagent
Step 1 is h2so4 (Electrophilic addition )
Step 2 is hydration with warm H2O
Alkene to haloalkane
Reagent and condition
Mechanism
HBr or HCl at room temp
Electrophilic Addiiton
Alkane to haloalkane
Reagent and condition
Cl2 or Br2
UV light
Alcohol to Alkene
Reagent + condition
Mechanism
Conc h2so4
Elimination / dehydration
Haloalkene to Alkene
Reagent + condition
Condition
Mechanism
KOH alcoholic
Heat under reflux
Elimination
Haloalkane to alcohol
Reagent + condition
Condition
Mechanism
KOH aqueous
Heat under reflux
Nucleophilic sub
Alcohol to aldehydes and ketones
What is the difference in condition
Oxidation
Acidified potassium dichromate solution
Aldehyde is heat and distill
Aldehyde or Ketone to alcohol
Reagent and mechanism
Nucleophilic Addition
NaBH4
Aldehyde or Keton to hydroxynitrile
Mechanism and reagents (2)
KCN + h2so4
Nucleophilic Addition
Aldehyde to carboxylic acid
Reagent and condition
Excess oxidising agent
Heat under reflux
Alcohol to ester
(Name of reaction)
2 reagents
Carboxylic acid + h2so4
Esterification reaction
Carboxylic acid to ester
Reagents (2)
Reaction
Alcohol + H2so4
Esterification - heat