Organic Chemistry

Front 1

H2 w. Pd

Back 1

Hydrogenation of alkenes
(getting rid of a double bond)

Front 2

(Bu)3SnH

Back 2

Reduction of alkyl halides
(Removing a halide, replacing w. a H)

Front 3

1. NaNH2
2. RX

Back 3

Alkylation of terminal akynes
(Adding a chain of length R to a terminal alkyne)

Front 4

1. Li
2. CuI

Back 4

Corey House
(adding a primary alkyl halide to another carbon chain)

Front 5

X2 w. heat or light

Back 5

Halogenation of alkanes/ alkenes
(adding one or 2 halides depending on bond type. 2 for double 1 for single)

Front 6

Zn

Back 6

Dehalogenation of vicinal dihalides
(removing X2 and forming a double bond from dihalo ethene)

Front 7

HX / PX3 / SOCl2

Back 7

Halogenation from alcohols
(Breaks C-O bond forming C-X)

Front 8

NaI / Acetone

Back 8

Finkelstein
(removes current halide for iodide)

Front 9

Strong base

Back 9

Dehydrohalogenation
(Removing halide & hydrogen, anti elimination?, while forming a double bond)

Front 10

Dehydrating acid

Back 10

Dehydration
(Removing OH group & hydrogen, anti elimination?, and forming a double bond)

Front 11

Lindlars catalyst
(H2, Pd/CaCO3, quinoline)

Back 11

Hydrogenation of alkynes
(Alkyne into a syn (Z) alkene)

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1. Na or Li
2. NH3

Back 12

Hydrogenation of alkynes
(alkyne into a anti (E) alkene)

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NH2

Back 13

E alkene into a alkyne.. Opposite of Na/LI & NH3

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1. Hg(OAc)2, H2O/THF
2. NaBH4

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Oxymercuration
(removes the double bond in favor of a OH by markovnekov addition... OH to the most substituted carbon)

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1. (BH3)2
2. H2O2/ OH-

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Hydroboration
(Removal of double bond, addition of OH by anti markovnekov) No carbocation.