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1
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how do you turn an alkane to a haloalkane

A

halogen and UV light - radical substitution

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How do you turn an alkene to an alkane

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hydration with H2 and nickel catalyst at 150C

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3
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How do you turn a haloalkane to an alcohol

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NaOH - nucleophilic substitution

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4
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How do you turn an alkene to a haloalkane

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add hydrogen halide

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5
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How do you turn an alcohol to a haloalkane

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sodium halide and H2SO4

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6
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how do you turn an alcohol to an alkene

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H3PO4 and heat

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7
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How do you turn an alkene to an alcohol

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H2O
H3PO4

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8
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how do you turn an alcohol to a ketone

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reflux with acidified potassium dichromate

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9
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How do you turn an ketone to an alcohol

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reduction with NaBH4

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10
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How do you turn an alcohol to an aldehyde

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distil with acidified potassium dichromate

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11
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How do you turn an aldehyde to an alcohol

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reduction with NaBH4

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12
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how do you turn an alcohol to an ester

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add carboxylic acid or acid anhydride

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13
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how do you turn an alcohol to a carboxylic acid

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reflux with acidified potassium dichromate

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14
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how do you turn an aldehyde to a hydroxynitrile

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NaCN and H+

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15
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how do you turn a ketone to a hydroxy nitrile

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NaCN and H+

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16
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How do you turn haloalkane to a nitrile

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CN and ethanol

17
Q

How do you make an amine

A

haloalkane ammonia and ethanol

18
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how do you turn a nitrile to carboxylic acid

A

H2O HCl heat

19
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How do you form an ester from a carboxylic acid

A

alcohol and conc H2SO4

20
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how do you form a carboxylic acid from an ester

A

dilute acid and heat

21
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how do you form an acyl chloride

A

carboxylic acid and SOCl2

22
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How do you form a carboxylic acid from an acyl chloride

A

H2O

23
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How do you form an ester from an acyl chloride

A

alcohol

24
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how do you form a 1 and 2 amide from acyl chloride

A

ammonia
1 amine

25
Q

How do you make nitrophenol

A

react phenol with dilute HNO3

26
Q

how do you make tri-bromophenol

A

phenol and bromine at room temp

27
Q

How do you make bromobenzene

A

benzene, halogen and halogen carrier

28
Q

how do you make a phenylalkane

A

CH3Cl and halogen carrier

29
Q

how do you make a phenylketone and then hydroxybenzene

A

acid anhydride and halogen carrier then reduce with NaBH4

30
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how do you make nitrobenzene

A

conc hno3 and h2so4

31
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how do you make a phenylamine

A

Nitrobenzene conc hcl and Sn

32
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How do you make bromophenylamine

A

phenyl amine reacts with Br2

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