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Synthetic Routes Flashcards

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Alkane to haloalkane

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Free radical substitution
Br2, Cl2, etc
UV light

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Haloalkane to alcohol

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Nucleophilic substitution
Aqueous KOH or NaOH
Heat under reflux

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Haloalkane to nitrile

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Nucleophilic substitution
Heat under reflux with KCN dissolved in ethanol

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Haloalkane to primary amine to secondary amine

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Nucleophilic substitution
Heat under reflux with (excess) NH3 dissolved in alcohol

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Haloalkane to alkene

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Elimination
Heat under reflux with ethanolic KOH

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Alkene to polyalkene

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High pressure
Catalyst

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Alkene to haloalkane

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Electrophilic addition
HCl, HBr
Room temp

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Alkene to dihalogenoalkane

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Electrophilic addition
Cl2, Br2
Room temp

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Dihalogenoalkane to diol

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Nucleophilic substitution
Aqueous KOH
Heat under reflux

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Alcohol to alkene

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conc. H2SO4 or conc. H3PO4
Elimination, dehydration

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Alkene to alcohol

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Step 1: Electrophilic addition with H2SO4
Step 2: H2O warm hydrolysis

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