Organic synthesis

Question 1

How do you form a polymer from an alkene?

Answer 1

break the double C bond

Question 2

How do you form a dihaloalkane from an alkene?

Answer 2

add Br2/halogen molecule

Question 3

How do you form an alkane from an alkene?

Answer 3

H2, Ni catalyst under 150 degrees

Question 4

How do you form a haloalkane from an alkene?

Answer 4

HBr or another halogen atom

Question 5

How do you form an alcohol from an alkene?

Answer 5

H2O(g), H3PO4 under 300 degrees

Question 6

How do you form an alkene from an alcohol?

Answer 6

H3PO4 under reflux

Question 7

How do you form an aldehyde from an alcohol?

Answer 7

H2SO4, K2Cr2O7 under distillation

Question 8

How do you form a dihaloalkane from an alkane?

Answer 8

2Br2 under UV light

Question 9

How do you form an alcohol from an aldehyde?

Answer 9

NaBH4 (aq)

Question 10

How do you form an ester from an alcohol?

Answer 10

CH3COCl OR CH3COOH + H2SO4

Question 11

How do you form an alcohol from an ester?

Answer 11

H2O and HCl

Question 12

How do you form a sodium salt from an ester?

Answer 12

NaOH and H2O

Question 13

How do you form a carboxylic acid from an aldehyde?

Answer 13

H2SO4, K2Cr2O7 under reflux

Question 14

How do you form a carboxylic acid from an ester?

Answer 14

HCl and H2O

Question 15

How do you form an ester from a carboxylic acid?

Answer 15

H2SO4 and CH3CH2OH

Question 16

How do you form an acyl chloride from a carboxylic acid?

Answer 16

SOCl2

Question 17

How do you form a carboxylic acid from an acyl chloride?

Answer 17

H2O

Question 18

How do you form a carboxylate salt from carboxylic acid?

Answer 18

Na OR NaOH OR Na2CO3

Question 19

How do you form a primary amide from an acyl chloride?

Answer 19

excess NH3

Question 20

How do you form a secondary amide from an acyl chloride?

Answer 20

NH3 and CH3CH2NH2

Question 21

How do you form a secondary amide from a primary amide?

Answer 21

CH3CH2Br, NH3

Question 22

How do you form a nitrile from a haloalkane?

Answer 22

NaCN

Question 23

How do you form a primary amine from a nitrile?

Answer 23

H2 + Ni catalyst

Question 24

How do you form a primary amine from a haloalkane?

Answer 24

excess NH3

Question 25

How do you form an alcohol from a haloalkane?

Answer 25

NaOH(aq)

Question 26

How do you form a haloalkane from an alcohol?

Answer 26

NaBr, H2SO4

Question 27

How do you form a carboxylic acid from a nitrile?

Answer 27

2H2O + HCl

Question 28

How do you form a primary amine from a hydroxynitrile?

Answer 28

H2 + Ni catalyst

Question 29

How do you form a hydroxynitrile from an aldehyde?

Answer 29

NaCN and H2SO4

Question 30

How do you form a carboxylic acid from a hydroxynitrile?

Answer 30

2H2O and HCl

Question 31

How do you form a methyl benzene from benzene?

Answer 31

CH3Cl and AlCl3 under reflux (halogen can be different)

Question 32

How do you form phenylethanone from benzene?

Answer 32

AlCl3, CH3COCl under reflux (halogen can be different)

Question 33

How do you form bromobenzene from benzene?

Answer 33

Br2,AlBr3 under reflux

Question 34

How do you form nitrobenzene from benzene?

Answer 34

HNO3, H2SO4 (both conc.) under 50 degrees

Question 35

How do you form 3-chloronitrobenzene from nitrobenzene?

Answer 35

Cl2, AlCl3 under reflux

Question 36

How do you form phenylamine from nitrobenzene?

Answer 36

Sn+conc. HCl under reflux

Question 37

How do you form nitrophenol from phenol?

Answer 37

dilute HNO3

Question 38

How do you form phenoxide from phenol?

Answer 38

Na OR NaOH

Question 39

How do you form 2,4,6-tribromophenol from phenol?

Answer 39

3Br2

Question 40

How do you form 2,4,6-tribromophenylamine from phenylamine?

Answer 40

3Br2

Question 41

How do you form an ester from acyl chloride?

Answer 41

CH3CH2OH