REACTION MECHANISMS - CONDITIONS Flashcards
alkane to haloalkane
Halogen, UV
Radical substitution
alkene to haloalkane
Conc. HBr (room temp)
Electrophilic addition
alkene to dihaloalkane
Electrophilic addition
Br2, organic solvent (room temp)
alkene to alkane
H2 (g), Ni catalyst at 150oC and 5 atm pressure
Electrophilic addition
alkene to alchol
Steam and acid catalyst e.g.
Conc. H2SO4 followed by H2O OR H2O(g) phosphoric acid catalyst 300oC and 65atm
Electrophilic addition
alkene to plolymer
Thermal/catalytic
Addition polymerisation
halogenoalkane to amine
Conc. NH3 (aq), heat in a sealed tube, ethanol solvent
Nucleophilic substitution
halogenoalkane to alcohol
NaOH (aq), reflux
Nucleophilic substitution
halogenoalkane to alkene
NOH- in pure ethanol, reflux
Elimination
primary alcohol to aldehyde
Acidified potassium dichromate VI, distilled
Oxidation
primary alcohol to carboxylic acid
Acidified potassium dichromate VI, reflux
Oxidation
secondary alcohol to ketone
Acidified potassium dichromate VI, reflux
Oxidation
primary alcohol to alkene
conc. H2SO4 reflux
Dehydration (elimination)
primary alcohol to a haloalkane
HCl(aq)
Nucleophilic substitution
primary alcohol to ester
Carboxylic acid, conc, H2SO4 catalyst, reflux
Esterification