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Synthesis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aldehyde to carboxylic acid | Oxidation reaction, oxidise under reflux with acidified potassium dichromate |
| Alcohol to aldehyde | Oxidation reaction, heat a secondary alcohol with acidified potassium dichromate and distill |
| Alcohol to carboxylic acid | Oxidation reaction, heat a primary alcohol with acidified potassium dichromate under reflux |
| Alcohol to ketone | Oxidation reaction, heat a primary alcohol with acidified potassium dichromate and distill |
| Alcohol and carboxylic acid to ester | Esterification reaction, heat alcohol with concentrated acid catalyst under reflux |
| Alcohol to alkene | Elimination reaction, heat under reflux with a concentrated acid catalyst |
| Alkene to alcohol | Electrophilic addition, steam and concentrated phosphoric acid catalyst |
| Alkene to alkane | Electrophilic addition, hydrogen or nickel catalyst (hydrogenation) at 423K |
| Alkene to haloalkane | Electrophilic addition of hydrogen halide |
| Alkane to haloalkane | Radical substitution, UV light and a halogen |
| Haloalkane to alcohol | Nucleophilic substitution of NaBr/H2O |
| Alcohol to haloalkane | Nucleophilic substitution, reflux with H2SO4 |