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1
Q

How would you produce a diol from a dihalogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

A

KOH under reflux

Nucleophilic substitution

2
Q

How would you produce a dihalogenoalkane from an alkene and what is the mechanism?

A

Add the halogen at room temperature

Electrophilic addition

3
Q

How would you produce a halogenoalkane from an alkene and what is the mechanism?

A

Add HX at room temperature

Electrophilic addition

4
Q

how would you produce a halogenoalkane from an alkane and what is the mechanism?

A

Add halogen with UV light

Free-radical substitution

5
Q

How would you produce an alkene from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

A

KOH, hot ethanolic conditions under reflux

Elimination

6
Q

How would you produce an alkene from an alcohol and what is the mechanism?

A

Add concentrated H2SO4

Elimination

7
Q

How would you produce an alcohol from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

A

KOH aqueous solution under reflux

Nucleophilic substitution

8
Q

how would you produce an alcohol from an aldehyde and what is the mechanism?

A

NaBH4

Nucleophilic addition

9
Q

How would you produce an ester from an alcohol and what is the mechanism?

A

NaBh4

Nucleophilic addition

10
Q

How would you produce a hydroxynitrile from an aldehyde of ketone and what is the mechanism?

A

NaCN + H2SO4

Nucleophilic addition

11
Q

How would you produce a nitrile from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

A

KCN in ethanol under reflux

Nucleophilic substitution

12
Q

How would you produce a primary amine from a halogenoalkane and what is the mechanism?

A

Alcoholic NH3 heated under pressure

Nucleophilic substitution

13
Q

How would you produce a secondary amide from a primary amine and what is the mechanism?

A

Acyl chloride at room temperature

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

14
Q

How would you produce a -COOH from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

A

H20 at room temperature

Nucelophilic addition-elimination

15
Q

how would you produce an ester from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

A

Alcohol at room temp

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

16
Q

How would you produce a secondary amide from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

A

Primary amine at room temp

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

17
Q

How would you produce a primary amide from an acyl chloride or acid anhydride and what is the mechanism?

A

NH3 at room temp

Nucleophilic addition-elimination