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16 Cards in this Set
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Alkane to Haloalkane |
Halogen plus UV light (Free radical substitution) |
Starting with alkane |
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Haloalkane to alkene |
NaOH with warm ethanol reflux (Elimination) |
Starting with haloalkane |
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Alkenes to haloalkanes |
HX, 25 degrees (Electrophilic addition) |
Start with alkene |
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Haloalkane to amine |
Excess NH3 and heat (Nucleophilic substitution) |
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Haloalkane to nitrile |
KCN, ethanol, reflux (Nucleophilic substitution) |
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Haloalkanes to alcohols |
Warm NaOH reflux (Nucleophilic substitution) |
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Primary alcohol to Carboxylic acid |
Heat under reflux with acidified potassium dichromate |
As opposed to an aldehyde |
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Primary Alcohol to Aldehyde |
Distill with Potassium Dichromate |
As opposed to to carboxylic acid |
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Secondary alcohol to ketone |
Acidified Potassium Dichromate reflux. |
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Tertiary alcohol to ketone |
TRICK QUESTION YOU CANT OXIDISE A TERTIARY ALCOHOL |
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Aldehyde to hydroxynitrile |
Acidified KCN/HCN |
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Ester to carboxylic acid |
Water, Dilute acid catalyst and reflux OR dilute alkali and reflux |
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Carboxylic acid to ester |
Alcohol with conc H2SO4 catalyst, reflux |
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Acts chloride/acid anhydride to ester |
Alcohol, 25 degrees |
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Acyl chloride/acid anhydride to amide |
NH3 25 degrees |
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Acyl chloride/ acid anhydride to N-substituted |
Amine, 25 degrees |
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