Mechanisms

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Mechanism for acyl chloride to carboxylic acid

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Nucleophilic addition elimination H2O

Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to amide

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Nucleophilic addition elimination NH3

Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to N-substituted amide

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Nucleophilic addition elimination CH3NH2

Front (Question)

Acyl chloride to Ester

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Nucleophilic addition elimination CH3OH

Front (Question)

Carboxylic acid + alcohol

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Esterification Conc H2SO4

Front (Question)

Ester to carboxylic acid and alcohol

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Acid hydrolysis H2O and conc H2SO4

Front (Question)

Ester to sodium salt

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Basic hydrolysis NaOH

Front (Question)

Benzene to a phenyl ketone

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Electrophilic substitution AlCl3 catalyst

Front (Question)

Benzene to nitrobenzene

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Electrophilic substitution Conc HNO3 Conc H2SO4

#10

Front (Question)

Nitrobenzene to amino benzene What is produced

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Reduction Sn and H2 Amino benzene and H2O

#11

Front (Question)

Anime to quarternary ammonium salt

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Nucleophilic substitution Excess haloalkane

#12

Front (Question)

Alcohol to ketone

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Oxidation Acidified potassium dichromate

#13

Front (Question)

Which mechanism uses NaBH4?

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Nucleophilic addition Eg reduction of a ketone to an alcohol

#14

Front (Question)

Ketone to nitrile

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Nucleophilic additon KCN and HCl

#15

Front (Question)

Nitrile to amine

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Reduction / catalytic hydrogenation H2 and Ni ONLY USE [H] IF THEY SAY otherwise use H2

#16

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Ketone to alcohol

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Nucleophilic addition Reduction NaBH4

#17

Front (Question)

Alkene to haloalkane

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Electrophilic addition HBr

#18

Front (Question)

Alkene to dibromo-haloalkane

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Electrophilic addition Br2

#19

Front (Question)

Haloalkane to alkene

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Elimination NaoH Hot dissolved in ethanol

#20

Front (Question)

Haloalkane to nitrile

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Nucleophilic substitution KCN aqueous

#21

Front (Question)

Haloalkane to amine

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Nucleophilic substitution Excess NH3

#22

Front (Question)

Why excess NH3

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To prevent further substitution

#23

Front (Question)

Haloalkane to alcohol

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Nucleophilic substitution NaOH Warm aqueous

#24

Front (Question)

Alcohol to aldehyde

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Oxidation Acidified potassium dichromate Distillation