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1
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What reagent is needed to make 1-phenylpropan-1-ol from phenyl-c=o-ch2ch3

A

Nucleophilic addition

H2/Ni or NaBH4

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2
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How to make aldehyde into nitrile?

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Add KCN with dilute acid

Will make 2-hydroxynitrile

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Explain why it’s better to prepare primary amines from nitriles rather than from halogenalkanes

A

Halogenalkanes have further reactions of primary amines and make impure products
Nitriles have no further reactions and have a single product

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What reagents are needed for acylation (electrophilic substitution of COCH# with benzene?)

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AlCl3

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5
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Alkene –> alkane

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H2 Ni

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6
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Amine –> amide

A

acyl chloride

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7
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Nitrile –> amine

A

LiAlH4 or H2/Ni

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Halogenalkane –> nitrile

A

KCN in ethanol

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9
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Aldehyde –> alcohol

A

Aqueous NaBH4

nucleophilic addition

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10
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Aldehyde –> 2-hydroxynitrile

A

HCN

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11
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Ketone –> 2-hydroxynitrile

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KCN in ethanol

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12
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Halogenalkane –> alkene

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KOH

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13
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Ketone –> alcohol

A

NaBH4

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13
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Ketone –> alcohol

A

NaBH4

Nucleophilic addition

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14
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Nitrobenzene –> aminobenzene

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Sn/ HCl

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15
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alkene –> alcohol

A

water in presence of concentrated H3PO4

16
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Alcohol –> alkene

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Concentrated H2SO4

In heat

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