synthetic routes Flashcards
1
Q
how would you go from an alkane to a haloalkane?
A
- UV + halogen
free radical substitution and homolytic bond fission
2
Q
how would you go from haloalkane to alcohol?
A
- NaOH
- reflux
nucleophilic sustitution
3
Q
how would you go from alcohol to haloalkane?
A
- sodium halide
2. H2SO4
4
Q
how would you go from alcohol to alkene?
A
- H2SO4 and heat
dehydration/elimination
5
Q
how would you go from alkene to haloalkane?
A
- hydrogen halide
electrophilic addition
6
Q
how would you go from an alkene to alkane?
A
- H2
- Nickel catalyst
hydrogenation
7
Q
how would you go from alkene to alcohol?
A
- steam (300)
- phosphoric acid catalyst
hydration/addition
8
Q
how would you oxidise a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid?
A
- Kr2Cr2O7/H2SO4
2. reflux
9
Q
how would you oxidise a primary alcohol to an aldehyde?
A
- Kr2Cr2O7/H2SO4
2. distillation
10
Q
how would you oxidise a secondary alcohol to ketone?
A
- Kr2Cr2O7/H2SO4
2. reflux
