14: Organic Synthesis

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Front (Question)

What are alkyl ammonium salts formed from?

Back (Answer)

Primary amines

Front (Question)

Give the type of reaction that occurs when alkyl ammonium salts are formed from primary amines.

Back (Answer)

Acid base

Front (Question)

Give the reagent and condition needed to form alkyl ammonium salts from primary amines.

Back (Answer)

Dilute HCl at room temperature.

Front (Question)

Name the type of reaction that forms haloalkanes from alkanes.

Back (Answer)

Free radical substitution

Front (Question)

Give the conditions needed for free radical substitution.

Back (Answer)

UV light

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form primary amines from haloalkanes.

Back (Answer)

Nucleophilic substitution

Front (Question)

Give the reagent and conditions needed to form primary amines from haloalkanes.

Back (Answer)

Concentrated NH2 and heat

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form secondary amines from primary amines.

Back (Answer)

Nucleophilic substitution

Front (Question)

Give the conditions and reagent needed to form a secondary amine from a primary amine.

Back (Answer)

Heat with a haloalkane

#10

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form tertiary amines from secondary amines.

Back (Answer)

Nucleophilic substitution

#11

Front (Question)

Give the conditions and reagent needed to form a tertiary amine from a secondary amine.

Back (Answer)

Heat with haloalkane

#12

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form quaternary ammonium salts from tertiary amines.

Back (Answer)

Nucleophilic substitution

#13

Front (Question)

Give the conditions and reagent needed to form quaternary ammonium salts from a tertiary amine.

Back (Answer)

Heat with haloalkane

#14

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form alkenes from haloalkanes.

Back (Answer)

Elimination

#15

Front (Question)

Name the conditions and reagent used to form alkenes from haloalkanes.

Back (Answer)

Heat with NaOH dissolved in ethanol

#16

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form haloalkanes from alkenes.

Back (Answer)

Electrophilic addition

#17

Front (Question)

Give the conditions and reagent needed to form haloalkanes from alkenes.

Back (Answer)

Heat with a hydrogen halide.

#18

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form a dihaloalkane from alkenes.

Back (Answer)

Electrophilic addition

#19

Front (Question)

Give the conditions and reagent needed to form a dihaloalkane from alkenes.

Back (Answer)

Halogen at room temperature

#20

Front (Question)

Give the mechanism to form a diol from dihaloalkanes.

Back (Answer)

Nucleophilic substitution

#21

Front (Question)

Give the conditions needed to form a diol from a dihaloalkane.

Back (Answer)

Dilute warm aqueous NaOH under reflux

#22

Front (Question)

Name the type of reaction used to form an alcohol from an alkene.

Back (Answer)

Hydration

#23

Front (Question)

Give the conditions needed to form an alcohol from an alkene.

Back (Answer)

Steam, H2SO4 and heat

#24

Front (Question)

Name the mechanism used to form alkenes from alcohols.

Back (Answer)

Elimination