Reactionssss Flashcards
What can monohaloalkane react with to form alkenes?
strong base, such as potassium or sodium hydroxide in ethanol
What type of reaction is monohaloalkane to alkene?
elimination reactions
What do the nucleophilic substitution reactions of monohaloalkanes form?
— to form alcohols
— to form ethers
— to form nitriles that can be hydrolysed to carboxylic acids
What do monohaloalkanes react with to form alcohols?
An aqueous alkali
What do monohaloalkanes react with to form ethers?
Alcoholic alkoxides
What do monolhaloalkanes react with to form nitriles?
ethanolic cyanide
How can alcohols be preapared?
- haloalkanes by substitution
- alkenes by acid-catalysed hydration (addition)
- aldehydes and ketones by reduction using a reducing agent such as lithium aluminium hydride
What do alcohols react with to form alkenes and what type of reaction is it?
dehydration involving aluminium oxide, concentrated sulfuric acid or concentrated phosphoric acid
What do alcohols react with to form aldehydes then carboxylic acid or ketones?
ketones, using acidified permanganate, acidified dichromate or hot copper(II)
oxide
What do alcohol react with to form alcoholic alkoxides?
reactive metals such as potassium or sodium
What can alcoholic alkoxides react with to form ethers?
monohaloalkanes
What can alcohols react with to form ethers (slow)?
Carboxylic acids with concentrated sulfuric acid or concentrated phosphoric acid as a
catalyst
What can alcohols react with to form esters (fast)?
reaction with acid chlorides
How can alkenes be preapared?
-dehydration of alcohols
- base-induced elimination of hydrogen halides from monohaloalkanes
How do alkenes form alcohols?
acid-catalysed hydration