Alkenes, Alkanes & Alcohol

How do you get from an alkene to an alkane

hydrogenation/ addition

H2 and nickel catalyst

How do you get from an alkane to an alkene

cracking

1-2 atm

zeolite

Products of complete combustion

CO2 and H2O

Products of partial combustion

CO and H2O

How do you get from an alkane to an Haloalkane

free radical substitution

X2 (g)

UV light

How do you get from a haloalkane to an alkene

elimination

NaOH in ethanol

Reflux

How do you get from an alkene to a haloalkane

electrophilic addition

Hydrogen halide (HX)

How do you get from a haloalkane to an alcohol

nucleophilic substitution

NaOH (aq)

Reflux

How do you get from an alkene to a haloalkane (X2)

electrophilic addition

X2

How do you get from an alkene to a polymer unit

addition polymerisation

How do you get from an alkene to an alcohol

Addition

H2O & conc. H2SO4

300°C

65atm

How do you get from an alcohol to an alkene

elimination

conc. H2SO4

170°

How do you get from glucose to an alcohol

Fermentation

yeast (zymase)

35°

distillation

How do you get from an alcohol to an ester (COO)

esterification

conc. H2SO4

reflux

How do you get from an ester to an alcohol

Hydrolysis

conc. H2SO4 & H2O

reflux

How do you get from an alcohol to a carboxylic acid (COOH)

Oxidation

acidified potassium dichromate

reflux

primary alc only

How do you get from an alcohol to a ketone

Oxidation

acidified potassium dichromate

reflux

secondary alc only

How to get from an alcohol to an aldehyde

Oxidation

acidified potassium dichromate

heat & distillation

primary alc only