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Reactions for Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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Addition of NaNH2 and alkyl halide to an alkyne

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Addition of carbons without breaking the triple bond

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NaOet to an alkyl halide

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Creation of zaitsev double bond (located on the most substituted carbons)

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Addition of HBr to an alkene

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Addition of Br via markovnikov

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Addition of HBr and ROOR to an alkene

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Addition of Br via anti markovnikov

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Addition of t-BuOK (bulky base) to an alkyl halide

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Creation of hoffman double bound (located on the least substituted carbons)

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Addition of 1. TsCl, pyr and 2. NaOEt to an alcohol

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Creation of zaitsev double bond

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7
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Addition of H3O+ to double bond

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Creation of a markovnikov alcohol

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8
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Addition of concentrationed H2SO4 and Heat to an alcohol

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creation of zaitsev double bond

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9
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Addition of 1. TsCl, pyr and 2. t-BuOK

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creation of hoffman double bond

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10
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Addition of 1. BH3 THF and 2. H2O2, NaOH to a double bond

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Addition of an anti-m alcohol

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11
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Addition of 1. Hg(OAc)2, H2O and 2. NaBH4 to an alkene

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Addition of an markovnikov alcohol

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12
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Addition of H2, lindlar’s catalyst to an alkyne

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Cis double bond (substituents are located on both sides)

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13
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Addition of Na, NH3 to an alkyne

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Trans double bond (substituents are located across the bond)

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14
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Addition of H2, Pt to a double bond

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Reduction to a single bond

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15
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Addition of 1. Br2, hv and 2. NaOEt to an alkane

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Creation of a double bond

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16
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Addition of 1. Br2 / CCl4 and 2. xs NaNH2 and 3. H2O to an alkene

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Creation of a triple bond

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17
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Addition of 1. O3 and 2. DMSO

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Ozonolysis, double bond is cut to form two aldehydes

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18
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Addition of a strong base like NaH or LiH to an alcohol

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Formation of an alkoxide ion

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19
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Pka of water

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15.7

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20
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Pka of alcohols

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Roughly 15.4

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21
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What base do you NOT use to form an alkoxide ion from an alcohol

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NaOH. The conjugate base must have at least 2 units higher pka than the acid on the left

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22
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How does resonance affect acidity?

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Increases acidity, lowers pka, because the conjugate base is resonance stabilized

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How does induction affect acidity?

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Increases acidity, lowers pka, because the negative charge of a conjugate base is stabilized by electron withdrawing groups

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How does solvation effects affect acidity?

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Decreases acidity, increases pka, because the conjugate base is harder to solvate making it less stable

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25
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Addition of a NaOH to a primary alkyl halide

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Formation of a hydroxyl group but by the Sn2 reaction

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26
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Addition of water or NaOH to tertiary alkyl halide

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Formation of a hydroxyl group but by the Sn1 reaction

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Addition of water or NaOH to a secondary alkyl halide

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Formation of hydroxyl group but by either the Sn1 reaction or the Sn2

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28
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Addition of dilute H2SO4 to a double bond (acid-catalyzed hydration)

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markovnikov addition of an alcohol but there is the chance of a carbocation rearrangement

29
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Addition of 1. Hg(OAc)2, H2O and 2. NaBH4 to a double bond (oxymercuration-demurcuration)

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markovnikov addition of an alcohol but no carbocation rearrangement

30
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Addition of 1. BH3 x THF and 2. H2O2, NaOH to a double bond (hydroboration - oxidation)

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anti-markovnikov addition of an alcohol

31
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Addition of 1. MCPBA (RCO3H)and 2. H+ to a double bond

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Trans addition of two alcohol groups

32
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Addition of catalytic OsO4 and NMO or KMnO4 and water to a double bond

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Syn addition of two alcohol groups

33
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What is oxidation

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increasing the bonds to heteroatoms

34
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What is reduction

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decreasing the bonds to heteroatoms

35
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Pka of phenol

36
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Addition of 1. NaBH4 and 2. dilute acid to an aldehyde or ketone

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Reduction of carbonyl to an alcohol group

37
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Addition of 1. LAH and 2. H2O to an aldehyde or ketone

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Reduction of carbonyl to an alcohol group. Further reduces esters and carboxylic acids to a primary alcohol when adding two equivelents

38
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How to make a grignard reagent

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Start with R-X, add Mg, use ether as a solvent to get R-Mg-X

39
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Addition of a 1. grignard reagent and 2. water to a carbonyl

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Insertion of R group to the C that was bonded to Oxygen as well as turning the oxygen into an alcohol

40
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Addition of a grignard reagent and water (at the same time) to a carbonyl with an alcohol, amine, carboxylic acid

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Nothing happens. No reaction when a slightly acidic proton is present

41
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Addition of 2 equivalents of grignard reagents and 2. water to an ester

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Insertion of R group twice to the carbon bonded to both oxygens and formation of an alcohol where carbon double bond used to be

42
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How do you protect alcohols?

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Addition of TMSCl and TEA

43
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How do you unprotect alchols

44
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Addition of HBr to an alcohol

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Replace hydroxyl with Br

45
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Addition of SOCl2 and pyr to an alcohol

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Replace hydroxyl with Cl via Sn2, creation of SO2,

46
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Addition of PBr3 to an alcohol

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Replace hydroxyl with Br via Sn2

47
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Addition of H3PO4 or H2SO4 and heat to an alcohol

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Formation of an alkene

48
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Addition of 1. TsCl, pyr 2. NaOEt to an alcohol

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Formation of an alkene

49
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Addition of POCl3 and heat to an alcohol

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Formation of an alkene

50
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Addition of CrO3 and H+ or Na2Cr2O7 and H+

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Formation of a carboxylic acid from a primary alcohol and formation of a ketone from a secondary alcohol

51
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Addition of PCC to a primary aldehyde

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Secondary ketone

52
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Dess Martin Product

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Primary aldehyde to a secondary ketone

53
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Addition of 1. DMSO, C2O2Cl2 2. TEA, Ch2Cl2 to an alcohol

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Formation of an aldehyde (swern)

54
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How to name ethers

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The larger -R group is the parent chain and the smaller -R group is the alkoxy substituent

55
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How to name an epoxide

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oxygen is treated as a side group and two numbers are given as its locants

56
Q

Where is the peak for alcohol on IR

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3600-3200 cm^-1

57
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Where do carbons of an alcohol show up in Carbon NMR

58
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Where does the proton of a hydroxyl on proton NMR show up

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If it shows up, it’ll be around 3-4ppm

59
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Addition of H2SO4 to an alcohol

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Can make a double bond or an ether where each side is symmetrical

60
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Williamson Ether Synthesis

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Make an alkoxide from an alcohol (with something like NaH and LiH) and use the alkoxide as a nucleophine in Sn2 with alkyl halide to get an ether

61
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How to make an epoxide from an alkane with Cl and OH

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Addition of NaOH, the OH deprotonates the alcohol and the alkoxide attacks the carbon bound to the chlorine

62
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Addition of 1. Hg (Co2CF3) ROH and 2. NaBH4 to an alkene

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Markovnikov addition of OR group

63
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Addition of HI or HBr and Heat to an ether (opposite of williamson ether)

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Ether turns back into an alcohol

64
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Addition of MCPBA to an alkene

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Epoxide formation

65
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Addition of 1. Br2, H2O or NBS, H2O or HOCl and 2. NaOH to an alkene

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epoxide formation

66
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Addition of H2SO4 and water to an epoxide

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Opening of epoxide and formation of two OH (unless there is no water). Nucleophile attacks tertiary carbon if one is present. If not, attacks the less substituted carbon.

67
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What happens in base-catalyzed epoxide opening?

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nucleophile always attacks least subtituted carbon via sn2.

68
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What are reagents that can be used in base-catalyzed epoxide opening

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Br, OH, H2N-R, RS, N3, CN, H, R-MgBr

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