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All the reactants, conditions and reagents, in organic chemistry.

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Cracking: process

breakdown of larger hydrocarbons into smaller, more usable ones

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hydrogen + alkene: product

alkane

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alkene + steam: product

product: alcohol

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alkene + hydrogen halide (g): product

product: major and minor haloalkane based on Markovnikov’s Rule

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alkene + halogen: product

product: dihaloalkane

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alkene + cold, dilute acidified KMnO₄: product

diol (double bond will break)

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alkene with non-hydrogen R groups + hot, concentrated, acidifed KMnO₄: product

ketone

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alkene with carbon atom with hydrogen and different R group + hot, concentrated, acidified KMnO₄: product

aldehyde further oxidized to carboxylic acid when heated under reflux

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alkene with carbon bonded to two hydrogen atoms + hot, concentrated, acidified KMnO₄: product

carbon dioxide + water

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Elimination of HX from halogenoalkane: product

alkene

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dehydration of alcohol

product: alkene

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alcohol to halogenoalkane: process

reaction: substitution

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halogenoalkane + NaOH (aq)

product: alcohol

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halogenoalkane + KCN (ethanolic): product

product: nitrile

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halogenoalkane + NH₃ (ammonia) in ethanol: product

product: amine

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halogenoalkane + silver nitrate (aq) (ethanolic): product

product: alcohol + hydrogen halide

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NaOH (ethanolic) + halogenoalkane: products

product: alkene + water + hydrogen halide

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Sn1 reaction

secondary and tertiary halogenoalkanes

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Sn2 reaction

primary and secondary halogenoalkanes

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reduction of an aldehyde: product

primary alcohol

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reduction of a ketone: product

secondary alcohol

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positive result in iodoform test

yellow precipitate of tri-iodomethane formed with the methyl hydroxyl group

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reduction of carboxylic acid: product

primary alcohol

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hydrolysis of an ester: products

product: carboxylic acid + alcohol

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oxidation of primary alcohols: product

product: aldehydes with distillation

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oxidation of secondary alcohols: product

product: ketones with distillation

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aldehydes with Tollens’ reagent

oxidized to produce silver mirror

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ketones with Tollens’ reagent

no change

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aldehydes with Fehling’s reagent

blue to red solution (oxidized)

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ketone with Fehling’s reagent

solution remains blue (no visible change)

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ketone and aldehydes with 2,4-DNPH

red precipitate

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aldehydes or ketones + HCN: product

product: hydroxy nitrile

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hydrolysis of nitriles: product

product: carboxylic acid

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cracking: reagent

Al₂O₃

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cracking: condition

heat at high temperature

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hydrogen + alkene: process

hydrogenation and electrophilic addition

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hydrogen + alkene: reagent and condition

reagent: Ni/Pt catalyst

condition: heat

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alkene + steam: process

electrophilic addition

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alkene + steam: reagent

H₃PO₄ (phosphoric acid) catalyst

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alkene + hydrogen halide (g): process

electrophilic addition

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alkene + hydrogen halide (g): condition

room temperature

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alkene + halogen: process

electrophilic addition

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Elimination of HX from halogenoalkane: reagent and condition

ethanolic NaOH and heat

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dehydration of an alcohol: reagent

heated catalyst (Al₂O₃) or concentrated acid

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dehydration of an alcohol: process

condenstation

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alcohol to halogenoalkane: reagents

reagents: HX or KBr with H₂SO₄ or H₃PO₄; or PCl₃ and heat; or PCl₅; or SOCl₂

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halogenoalkane + NaOH (aq): process

nucleophilic substitution

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halogenoalkane + KCN (ethanolic): process

nucleophilic substitution

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halogenoalkane + KCN (ethanolic): condition

heat under reflux

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halogenoalkane + NH₃ (ammonia) in ethanol: process

nucleophilic substitution

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halogenoalkane + NH₃ (ammonia) in ethanol: condition

heat under pressure

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halogenoalkane + silver nitrate (aq) (ethanolic): process

nucleophilic substitution

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NaOH (ethanolic) + halogenoalkane: process

elimination

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NaOH (ethanolic) + halogenoalkane: condition

heat

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reduction of an aldehyde: reagent

reagent: NaBH₄ or LiAlH₄

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reduction of an ketone: reagent

reagent: NaBH₄ or LiAlH₄

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reduction of carboxylic acid: reagent

LiAlH₄

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hydrolysis of an ester: reagents and conditions

dilute acid or alkali and heat

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oxidation of primary alcohols: reagents

reagent: acidified potassium dichromate or acidified potassium manganate (VII)

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oxidation of secondary alcohols: reagents

reagent: acidified potassium dichromate or acidified potassium manganate (VII)

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aldehydes or ketones + HCN: reagent and conditions

reagent: KCN catalyst

condition: heat under reflux

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hydrolysis of nitriles: reagent

reagent: dilute acid or dilute alkali followed by acidification

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