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1
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How do you get from an alkane to halogenalkane?

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FREE RADICAL SUBSTITUTION - UV light

2
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How do you get from a halogenalkane to alkene?

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ELIMINATION - hot ethanolic NaOH

3
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How do you get from an alkene to a halogenalkane?

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ELECTROPHILIC ADDITION - halide/conc h2s04/ Br2

4
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How do you get from a halogenalkane to amine/nitrile/alcohol?

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NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION

  • excess ammonia +heat
  • KCN/aqueous NaOH (under reflux)
5
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How do you get from a nitrile to primary amine?

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REDUCTION

industry: use nickel catalyst and hydrogen (catalytic hydrogenation)
lab: LiAlH4 in dry ether then dilute acid

6
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How do you get from a primary amine to secondary/tertiary/quaternary ammonium salts?

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NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION - halogenalkane, heat

7
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How do you get from an alkene to an alcohol?

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HYDRATION - phosphoric acid catalyst/ 300oc / 60 atm & steam

8
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How do you get from an alcohol to an alkene?

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DEHYDRATION - concentrated sulfuric acid

9
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How do you get from an alcohol to an aldehyde/ketone?

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OXIDATION - acidified potassium dichromate - heat(1st)/ reflux (2nd)

10
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How do you get from an aldehyde/ketone to an alcohol?

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REDUCTION - NaBH4

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How do you get from an aldehyde/ketone to a hydroxynitrile?

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NUCLEOHPILIC ADDITION - acidified HCN/ KCN

12
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How do you get from an aldehyde/ketone to a carboxylic acid?

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OXIDATION - acidified potassium dichromate (aldehyde only), reflux

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How do you get from an alcohol to a carboxylic acid?

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OXIDATION - acidified potassium dichromate ( primary alcohol only), reflux

14
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How do you get from a carboxylic acid to an ester?

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ESTERIFICATION - concentrated sulfuric acid catalyst and alcohol

15
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How do you get from an ester to a carboxylic acid?

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HYDROLYSIS - ACID: dilute acid catalyst (H2SO4)under reflux/BASE: dilute alkaline catalyst (NaOH) under reflux

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How do you get from an acyl chloride/acid anhydride to a carboxylic acid?

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NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION-ELIMINATION - water

17
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How do you get from an acyl chloride/acid anhydride to an ester?

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NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION-ELIMINATION - alcohol

18
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How do you get from an acyl chloride/acid anhydride to a primary amide?

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NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION-ELIMINATION - ammonia

19
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How do you get from an acyl chloride/acid anhydride to N-substituted amide?

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NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION-ELIMINATION - amine

20
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How do you get from benzene to nitrobenzene?

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NITRATION (ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTITUTION) - concentrated sulfuric acid + nitric acid

21
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How do you get from nitrobenzene to phenylamine?

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REDUCTION - Sn + HCl followed by NaOH

22
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How do you get from phenylamine to N-phenylethanamide?

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NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION-ELIMINATION - CH3COCl

23
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How do you get from benzene to phenylketone?

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FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ACYLATION: ELECTROPHILIC SUBSITUTION - catalyst: anhydrous AlCl3