Reactions, reagents, and products for semester 1

Question 1

Alkene to an Alkane

Answer 1

H2, Pt

Question 2

Alkane to a Trans Alkene

Answer 2

Na, NH3

Question 3

Alkane to cis Alkene

Answer 3

H2 and Lindlars

Question 4

Deprotonating an alcohol

Answer 4

NaH

Question 5

Alkoxymercuration-Demercuration

Answer 5

1) Hg(OAc)2, ROH
2) NaBH4

Question 6

Auto oxidation RXN

Answer 6

Ether to hyper peroxide

Question 7

Alkene to Epoxide

Answer 7

MCPBA OR 1) Br2, H2O 2) NaOH

Question 8

Alkene to cis Diol

Answer 8

KMnO4 and NaOH

Question 9

Ether to pair of Primary Alkyl Halides and H2O

Answer 9

Excess HX and Heat

Question 10

which side of an epoxide will H2O open?

Answer 10

the more substituted side?

Question 11

RSH + HSR to RSSR reagents

Answer 11

NaOH/H2O, Br2

Question 12

RSH + HSR from RSSR

Answer 12

HCL, Zn

Question 13

when an alcohol is made into a keytone the alpha carbon is….?

Answer 13

Oxidized

Question 14

When an alpha carbon ketone is protonated and becomes an alcohol alpha carbon it is…?

Answer 14

Reduced

Question 15

Replacing a halide leaving the group with a Thiol reagents

Answer 15

NaSH

Question 16

Preparing a sulfide from a Thiol reagents

Answer 16

1) NaOH
2)RX

Question 17

Sulfide to a sulfone reagent

Answer 17

H2O2

Question 18

Sulfide to Sulfoxide reagents

Answer 18

NaIO4

Question 19

A Grignard reagent will make what groups of alcohols?

Answer 19

Ketones, aldehydes, Epoxides

Question 20

What does molecular bromine do in the function of making a disulfide?

Answer 20

It becomes a leaving group