Alkene Reaction Mechanisms and Reagents

Vocabulary flashcards covering organic chemistry addition and substitution reaction mechanisms, including reagents and regiochemical rules.

Hydrohalogenation

A reaction using reagents such as $HBr$ that places a halogen on the most substituted carbocation.

Acid-Catalyzed Hydration

A reaction using $H_2SO_4$ and $H_2O$ that produces an $OH$ group on the most substituted carbocation.

Hydroboration Oxidation

A reaction using 1. $BH_3$, THF and 2. $NaOH$ that produces an $OH$ group on the less substituted carbon.

Halogenation

A reaction using $Br_2$ that produces two halogens added across a double bond.

Halohydrin Formation

A reaction using $Br_2$ and $H_2O$ that adds $X$ and $OH$, placing the $OH$ on the most substituted carbon.

Syn dihydro-Oxidation

A reaction using $OsO_4$ that adds two $OH$ groups onto the same face.

Catalytic Hydrogenation

A reaction using $H_2$ and Pt that adds $H$ to both carbons of a double bond.

Free Radical Halogenation

A reaction using $Br_2$ and $h\nu$ that replaces an $H$ with a halogen ($X$).

Ozonolysis

A reaction using 1. $O_3$ that breaks the $C=C$ double bond.

Allylic Bromination

A reaction using NBS and $h\nu$ that replaces an allylic $H$ with $Br$.