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Organic synthesis

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Alkene to alcohol

Back (Answer)

• Steam + phosphoric acid catalyst • 60 atm 300 degrees Celsius

#2
Front (Question)

Alkene to alkane

Back (Answer)

• H2 + nickel catalyst

#3
Front (Question)

Alkene to halogenoalkane

Back (Answer)

• H-X • room temp

#4
Front (Question)

Alkene to diol

Back (Answer)

• acidified KMNO4 • goes from purple to colourless

#5
Front (Question)

Alkene to dihalogenoalkane

Back (Answer)

• X2 • room temp

#6
Front (Question)

Alkene to polyalkene

Back (Answer)

• high pressure + catalyst • polymerisation (addition)

#7
Front (Question)

Alcohol to alkene

Back (Answer)

• H2SO4 • conc phosphoric acid catalyst

#8
Front (Question)

Alcohol to ester

Back (Answer)

• carboxcyllic acid + H2SO4 • heat

#9
Front (Question)

Alcohol to halogenoalkane

Back (Answer)

• PCl5, NaBr/H2SO4 or P+I2 • heat under reflux

#10
Front (Question)

Alcohol to ketone

Back (Answer)

• secondary alcohol • acidified K2Cr2O7 • heat under reflux

#11
Front (Question)

Alcohol to carboxyllic acid

Back (Answer)

• primary alcohol • acidified pottasium dichromate • heat under reflux

#12
Front (Question)

Alcohol to aldehyde

Back (Answer)

• primary alcohol • acidified pottsium dichromate • heat then distill

#13
Front (Question)

Halogenoalkane to alcohol

Back (Answer)

• warm NaOH and water • reflux

#14
Front (Question)

Halogenoalkane to nitrile

Back (Answer)

• KCN in ethanol and water

#15
Front (Question)

Halogenoalkane to amine

Back (Answer)

ethanolic ammonia - heat and pressure

#16
Front (Question)

Alkane to halogenoalkane

Back (Answer)

• X2 • UV light

#17
Front (Question)

Halogenoalkane to alkene

Back (Answer)

• ethanolic KOH • heat under reflux

#18
Front (Question)

Aldehyde/ketone to hydroxynitrile

Back (Answer)

• HCN+KCN

#19
Front (Question)

Carboxylic acid to acyl chloride

Back (Answer)

• PCl5

#20
Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to ester

Back (Answer)

• alcohol • room temp

#21
Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to secondary amide

Back (Answer)

• primary amine • room temp

#22
Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to primary amide

Back (Answer)

• NH3 • room temp

#23
Front (Question)

Nitrile to carboxylic acid

Back (Answer)

• heat with HCl • acid hydrolysis

#24
Front (Question)

Nitrile to amine

Back (Answer)

• LiALH4