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Functional Group Conversions

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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 alkane

Back (Answer)

H2 with Ni or Pt catalyst

#2
Front (Question)

Alkane to haloalkane

Back (Answer)

Cl2 or Br2 with UV light

#3
Front (Question)

Alkene to monohaloalkane

Back (Answer)

HBr or HCl Addition Check for the possible major/minor products from Markovnikov’s rule

#4
Front (Question)

Alkene to dihaloalkane

Back (Answer)

Cl2 or Br2 Addition

#5
Front (Question)

Alkene to alcohol

Back (Answer)

H2O/H+ aka dilute acid Addition Check for possible major/minor products from Markovnikov’s rule

#6
Front (Question)

Alkene to diol

Back (Answer)

MnO4-/H+ Addition/Oxidation

#7
Front (Question)

Haloalkane to alkene

Back (Answer)

KOH(alc) Elimination Check for possible major/minor products from Zaitsev’s rule

#8
Front (Question)

Haloalkane to alcohol

Back (Answer)

KOH(aq) Substitution

#9
Front (Question)

Haloalkane to amine

Back (Answer)

c.NH3 or NH3(alc) or R-NH2 Substitution

#10
Front (Question)

Alcohol to alkene

Back (Answer)

c.H2SO4 Elimination

#11
Front (Question)

Alcohol to ketone

Back (Answer)

MUST be secondary alcohol MnO4-/H+ or Cr2O72-/H+ Reflux Oxidation

#12
Front (Question)

Alcohol to aldehyde

Back (Answer)

MUST be primary alcohol MnO4-/H+ or Cr2O72-/H+ MUST distill to remove aldehyde Oxidation

#13
Front (Question)

Aldehyde or ketone to alcohol

Back (Answer)

MnO4-/H+ or Cr2O72-/H+ Oxidation

#14
Front (Question)

Alcohol to carboxylic acid

Back (Answer)

MnO4-/H+ or Cr2O72-/H+ Reflux Oxidation

#15
Front (Question)

Amine to ammonium salt

Back (Answer)

Acid (eg. HCl or H2SO4) Acid/Base

#16
Front (Question)

Carboxylic acid to carboxylate salt

Back (Answer)

Base (eg. NaOH or KOH) Acid/Base

#17
Front (Question)

Alcohol to ester

Back (Answer)

Carboxylic acid + c.H2SO4 + reflux Esterification (Substitution/Condensation)

#18
Front (Question)

Carboxylic acid to ester

Back (Answer)

Alcohol + c.H2SO4 + reflux Esterification (Substitution/Condensatin)

#19
Front (Question)

Alcohol to haloalkane

Back (Answer)

PCl3 or PCl5 or SOCl2 Substitution

#20
Front (Question)

Carboxylic acid to acyl chloride

Back (Answer)

SOCl2 Substitution

#21
Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to carboxylic acid

Back (Answer)

H2O Substitution

#22
Front (Question)

Carboxylic acid to amide

Back (Answer)

c.NH3 or R-NH2 + reflux Substitution

#23
Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to amide

Back (Answer)

c.NH3 or R-NH2 Substitution

#24
Front (Question)

Aldehyde to carboxylic acid

Back (Answer)

Tollen’s, Fehling’s or Benedict’s + heat Oxidation