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1
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How would you produce a diol from a dihalogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

A

KOH under reflux

Nucleophilic substitution

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How would you produce a dihalogenoalkane from an alkene and what is the mechanism?

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Add the halogen at room temperature

Electrophilic addition

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How would you produce a halogenoalkane from an alkene and what is the mechanism?

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Add HX at room temperature

Electrophilic addition

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how would you produce a halogenoalkane from an alkane and what is the mechanism?

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Add halogen with UV light

Free-radical substitution

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How would you produce an alkene from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

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KOH, hot ethanolic conditions under reflux

Elimination

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How would you produce an alkene from an alcohol and what is the mechanism?

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Add concentrated H2SO4

Elimination

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How would you produce an alcohol from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

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KOH aqueous solution under reflux

Nucleophilic substitution

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how would you produce an alcohol from an aldehyde and what is the mechanism?

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NaBH4

Nucleophilic addition

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How would you produce an ester from an alcohol and what is the mechanism?

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NaBh4

Nucleophilic addition

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How would you produce a hydroxynitrile from an aldehyde of ketone and what is the mechanism?

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NaCN + H2SO4

Nucleophilic addition

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How would you produce a nitrile from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

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KCN in ethanol under reflux

Nucleophilic substitution

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How would you produce a primary amine from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

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Alcoholic NH3 heated under pressure

Nucleophilic substitution

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How would you produce a secondary amide from a primary amine and what is the mechanism?

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Acyl chloride at room temperature

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

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How would you produce a -COOH from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

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H20 at room temperature

Nucelophilic addition-elimination

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how would you produce an ester from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

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Alcohol at room temp

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

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How would you produce a secondary amide from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

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Primary amine at room temp

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

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How would you produce a primary amide from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

A

NH3 at room temp

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

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