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SYNTHETIC ROUTES - ALIPHATIC, AROMATIC, PHENOLS Flashcards

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Alkane into a haloalkane

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Halogen eg. Bromine

UV

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Haloalkane into an alcohol

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NaOH

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Primary Alcohol into an aldehyde

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K2Cr2O7

Distillation

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Primary Alcohol into a Carboxylic acid

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K2Cr2O7/ H2SO4

Reflux

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Aldehyde into a carboxylic acid

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K2Cr2O7 / H2SO4

Reflux

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an carboxylic acid into an acyl chloride

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SOCl2

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Acyl chloride into a carboxylic acid

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H2O

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Aldehyde into a primary Alcohol

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NaBH4

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Alcohol into a haloalkane

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Sodium Halide / H2SO4

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Alcohol into a Alkene

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H3PO4 or H2SO4

Heat

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Alkene into an Alcohol

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H2O (Steam)

H3PO4

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Alkene into a haloalkane

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Hydrogen Halide

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Alkene into an alkane

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H2 / Ni

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Alcohol into an Ester

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Carboxylic acid / Conc. H2SO4
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Acid Anhydride

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Ester into a carboxylate

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OH-

Heat

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an ester into a Carboxylic acid

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Dilute acid

Heat

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an carboxylic acid into an Ester

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Alcohol / Conc. H2SO4

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Acyl Chloride into an ester

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an acyl chloride into a primary amide

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an acyl chloride into a secondary amide

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Primary amine

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a haloalkane into a Nitrile

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CN- / Ethanol

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a haloalkane into a Amine

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NH3 / Ethanol

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a nitrile into an amine

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a nitrile into a Carboxylic acid

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H2O / HCl

Heat

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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an hydroxynitrile into an Amine
H2 / Ni
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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a Ketone into a Hydroxynitrile
NaCN (aq) H+ (aq)
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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a secondary alcohol into a Ketone
K2Cr2O7 / H2SO4 Reflux
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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a Ketone into a secondary alcohol
NaBH4
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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn an Aldehyde into a Hydroxynitrile
NaCN (aq) H+ (aq)
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What are the reagents and conditions needed to turn a hydroxynitrile into a carboxylic acid
H2O / HCl, Heat
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What are the reagents needed to turn benzene into methyl-benzene
CH3Cl / AlCl3
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What are the reagents needed to turn benzene into bromobenzene
Br2 / AlBr3 or Fe or FeBr3
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What are the reagents needed to turn benzene into Chlorobenzene
Cl2 / AlCl3 or Fe or FeCl3
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What are the reagents needed to turn benzene into nitrobenzene
Conc. HNO3 Conc H2SO4
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What are the reagents needed to turn benzene into acetophenone
CH3COCl AlCl3
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What are the reagents needed to turn Acetophenone into 1-phenylethanol
NaBH4
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What are the reagents needed to turn nitrobenzene into Phenylamine
Sn/conc. HCl
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What are the reagents needed to turn phenylamine into 2,4,6-Tribromophenylamine
Br2
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What are the reagents needed to turn Phenol into 2,4,6-Tribromophen ol
Br2
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What are the reagents needed to turn Phenol into Sodium phenoxide
NaOH (aq)
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What are the reagents needed to turn Phenol into either 2-nitrophenol or 4-nitrophenol
Dilute HNO3

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