Reactions Flashcards
What is the pattern of elimination reactions
Alcohol—^[H+]—> alkene +water
What is the pattern of substitution reactions
Alcohol+binary acid—^—> haloalkane+water
What is the pattern for condensation/dehydration reactions
Alcohol+alcohol—^[H+]—> ether+water
What is a reduction reaction
When an aldehyde reacts with a reducing agent to form a primary alcohol
Or
A ketone reacts with a reducing agent to form a secondary alcohol
What kind of alcohol do ketones produce in reducing reactions
Secondary alcohol
What kind of alcohols do aldehydes produce in reducing reactions
Primary alcohol
What is an oxidation reaction
Primary alcohol reacts with oxidizing agent to form an aldehyde. The aldehyde reacts with an oxidizing agent to form carboxylic acid
Secondary alcohol reacts with an oxidizing agent to produce ketone
Tertiary alcohols cannot oxidize because it has no C-H bonds
What is the difference between primary, sensory and tertiary alcohols and how does it affect oxidation.
Primary alcohols have two C-H bonds, secondary alcohols have one C-H bond and tertiary alcohols don’t have any.
A molecule in an oxidation reaction can oxidize once per C-H bond. This is why tertiary alcohols don’t oxidize and why primary alcohols oxidize twice.
