AS Organic Reactions

Question 1

What are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alkene to poly(alkene)

Answer 1

High pressure

Catalyst

Question 2

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alkene to alcohol

Answer 2

Conc H2SO4 or
Conc H3PO4
Elimination

Question 3

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alcohol to alkene

Answer 3

1) H2SO4
2) Warm with H2O
Electrophilic addition

Question 4

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alkenes to dihalogenoalkanes

Answer 4

Br2, Cl2 at Room temp

Electrophilic addition

Question 5

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of dihalogenoalkanes to diols

Answer 5

Aqueous KOH
Heat under REFLUX
Nucleophilic Substitution

Question 6

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alkenes to halogenoalkanes

Answer 6

HBr, HCl
Room temp
Electrophilic addition

Question 7

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of Halogenoalkanes to alkenes

Answer 7

Alcoholic KOH
Heat under REFLUX
Elimination

Question 8

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alkanes to halogenoalkanes

Answer 8

Br2, Cl2, UV Light

Free radical substitution

Question 9

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of halogenoalkanes to alcohols

Answer 9

Aqueous KOH
Heat under REFLUX
Nucleophilic substitution

Question 10

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of halogenoalkanes to nitriles

Answer 10

KCN in alcohol
Heat under REFLUX
Nucleophilic subsitution

Question 11

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of halogenoalkanes to amines

Answer 11

Alcoholic NH3
Heat under pressure
Nucleophilic subsitution

Question 12

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alcohol to aldehyde

Answer 12

Primary alcohol
K2Cr2O7/H+
Heat and DISTILL
Partial oxidation

Question 13

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of alcohol to ketone

Answer 13

Secondary alcohol
K2Cr2O7/H+
Heat
Oxidation

Question 14

What type of reaction is and what are the reagents and conditions for the conversion of aldehyde to carboxylic acids

Answer 14

Must be primary alcohol or aldehyde
K2Cr2O7/H+
Heat under REFLUX with excess oxidising agent
Oxidation

Question 15

What would form if high pressure and a catalyst was applied to a alkene

Answer 15

polyalkene

Question 16

What would form if Br2 or Cl2 were added to an alkene at room temp

Answer 16

dihalogenoalkane

Question 17

What would form if Aqueous KOH was heated under reflux with a dihalogenoalkane

Answer 17

diol

Question 18

What would form if Conc H2SO4 or Conc H3PO4 were added to an alkene

Answer 18

alcohol

Question 19

What would form if H2SO4 and warm H2O were added to an alcohol

Answer 19

alkene

Question 20

What would form if HBr or HCl were added to an alkene at room temp

Answer 20

halogenoalkane

Question 21

What would form if Alcoholic KOH was heated under reflux with a halogenoalkane

Answer 21

alkene

Question 22

What would for if Br2 or Cl2 were reacted under UV light with an alkane

Answer 22

halogenoalkane

Question 23

What would form if Alcoholic KCN was heated under reflux with a halogenoalkane

Answer 23

a nitrile

Question 24

What would form if alcoholic NH3 was heated under pressure with a halogenoalkane

Answer 24

amine

Question 25

What would form if K2Cr2O7/H+ was heated and distilled with a primary alcohol

Answer 25

aldehyde

Question 26

What would form if K2Cr2O7/H+ was heated with a secondary alcohol

Answer 26

Ketone

Question 27

What would form if K2Cr2O7/H+ was heated under reflux with a primary alcohol or aldehyde

Answer 27

carboxylic acid