yr 12 conversions Flashcards
alkene - alkane (give equation with ethene)
H2/ Ni - addition
alkene - haloalkane ( give mechanism with ethene and HBr)
hydrogen halide - addition
alkene - alcohol (give equation with ethene)
H2O (steam), H3PO4 - addition
alkane - haloalkane + give cheeky mechanism with methane and chlorine
halogen/ UV- substitution
haloalkane - nitrile (give mechanism with bromoethane )
NaCN/ KCN in ethanol - substitution
haloalkane - alcohol (give mechanism with bromoethene)
NaOH (aq) - substitution
primary alcohol - aldehyde (give equation with ethanol)
acidified potassium dichromate + distillation - oxidation
primary alcohol - carboxylic acid (give equation with methanol)
acidified potassium dichromate + reflux - oxidation
secondary alcohol - ketone (give equation with propan-2-ol)
acidified potassium dichromate + reflux - oxidation
alcohol - alkene (give equation with ethanol)
H2SO4 or H3PO4 + heat - elimination
alcohol - haloalkane (give equation with propan-2-ol)
sodium halide + H2SO4 - substitution
alcohol - ester (3 ways)
1) carboxylic acid + conc. H2SO4
2) acid anhydride
3) acyl chloride
esterification
carboxylic acid - ester (give general equation with R groups)
alcohol + conc. H2SO4 - esterification
ester - carboxylate salt (give equation with ethyl propanoate)
hot aqueous alkali - alkali hydrolysis
ester - carboxylic acid
aqueous acid - acid hydrolysis