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Organic Synthesis
AQA A Level Chemistry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alkene to an alkane | H2 and Ni 200oC |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alkene to an alcohol | Conc H3PO4 High T and High P |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alcohol to an alkene | Conc H2SO4 |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alkene to an alkylhydrogensulfate | Conc H2SO4 180oC |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alkylhydrogensulfate to an alcohol | Dilute with water and warm |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alkene to a haloalkane | Halogen and UV light |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alkane to a haloalkane | HX e.g. HBr |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert a haloalkane to an alkene | KOH dissolved in ethanol, high temperature |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert a haloalkane to an alcohol | Aqueous NaOH warm |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert a haloalkane to an amine | NH3 heat under pressure |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert a haloalkane to a nitrile | KCN dissolved in ethanol and warm |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert a primary alcohol to an aldehyde or a secondary alcohol to a ketone | K2Cr2O7, H2SO4, heat |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid | K2Cr2O7, H2SO4, heat |
| What reagent do you use to convert an Aldehyde or Ketone to a Hydroxynitrile | HCN |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert a nitrile to a carboxylic acid | reflux with dilute hydrochloric acid. |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert a carboxylic acid to an ester | An alcohol, conc H2SO4, and heat |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert an alcohol to an ester | An carboxylic acid or acyl chloride , conc H2SO4, and heat |
| Write the formula of two reagents that will combine a Ketone or an Aldehyde to an alcohol | LiAlH4 or NaBH4 |
| To convert an amine to an amide you have to react the amine with a reagent with what functional group? | Acyl Chloride |
| Write the reagent that will convert a Nitrile to an Amine | LiAlH4 |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert benzene to a cyclohexane | H2 Ni catalyst, 200oC |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert benzene to a nitrobenzene | Conc HNO3 conc H2SO4 50oC |
| Write the reagents and conditions that will convert nitrobenzene to a phenylamine | Sn, conc HCl then NaOH |
| What catalyst and what functional group are required to convert benzene to a phenyl ketone. | AlCl3 and an Acid Chloride |