Organic Chem

All the Organic Chem mechanisms, reagents, and conditions

What is the Conditions and Reagents for Free Radical Sub of Alkanes

Cl2, UV light at room temperature
Br2, UV ligth at room temperature

What is the mechanism for Free Radical Sub of Alkanes

Initiation, Propagation, and Termination

Preparation of Alkenes from Alcohols

Reaction, Reagnet and Conditions

Elimination
- Excess concentrated H2SO4, heat
- Al2O3, heat
- Concentrated H3PO4, heat

What is the equation of preparation of Alkenes from Alcohols

Preparation of Alkenes from Alkyl Halides
Reaction, conditions, and reagents

Elimination
- KOH in ethanol, heat under reflux
- NaOH in ethanol, heat under reflux

Preparation of Alkenes from Alkyl Halides

Equation

Electrophilic Addition of Hydrogen Halides

What is the Reagent and conditions

Dry HX gas, room temperature ( X = Br2/Cl2 )

Electrophilic Addition of Alkyl Halides

What is the mechanism

Electrophillic Addition of Alkyl Halides

Draw the Energy Profile Diagram

Electrophilic addition of water/steam
What are the reagent and conditions for
Laboratory method
Industrial method

• Cold concentrated H2SO4, followed by boiling with water

• Steam and H3PO4, high temperature and high pressure

Electrophillic addition water/steam
Equation for laboratory method

Electrophillic Addition of Halogens

Halogenation

Reagent and conditions

Cl2 in CCl4 or Br2 in CCl4 at room temperature in the dark

Electrophillic Addition of Halogens Halogenation

Equation

Electrophilllic Addition of Halogens, Halogenation

Mechanism

Electrophilic addition of aqueous halogens

Reagent and Conditions

Br2(aq) and Cl2(aq) at room temperature

Electrophillic addition of aqueous halogens

Equation

Electrophillic addition of aqueous halogens

Mechanism

Reduction of Alkenes

Reagents and Conditions

H2 (g) with nickel catalyst, at high temperatuer and high pressure

H2 (g) with platinum catalyst at room temperature

Reduction of Alkenes

Equation

Vigorous Oxidation in Acidic Medium

Reagents and Conditions, Observations

KMnO4