OCR A Chemistry A Level: Synthetic Routes Summary Questions and Study Guides

▪ Alkene to Haloalkane - Ans .Hydrogen Halide ▪ Alkene to Primary Alcohol - Ans .Hydration reaction with H3PO4/H2O(steam) ▪ Alkene to Alkane - Ans .H2 with Ni catalyst ▪ Alkane to Haloalkane - Ans .Halogen with UV radiation ▪ Haloalkane to Nitrile - Ans .NaCN (or KCN), reflux, ethanol ▪ Haloalkane to Amine - Ans .Ethanol, NH3 ▪ Nitrile to Amine - Ans .Reduction with H2 and a Ni catalyst ▪ Nitrile to Carboxylic Acid - Ans .Hydrolysis reaction with H2O/HCl, Heat ▪ Haloalkane to Alcohol - Ans .NaOH (aq) under reflux ▪ Alcohol to Haloalkane - Ans .Sodium Halide with H2SO4 ▪ Alcohol to Alkene - Ans .Concentrated H2SO4 (or conc. H3PO4), Heat ▪ Alcohol to Ester - Ans .Esterification with carboxylic acid, conc. H2SO4 (or acid anhydride) ▪ Carboxylic Acid to Ester - Ans .Esterification with alcohol, conc. H2SO4 ▪ Ester to Carboxylic Acid - Ans .Dilute acid (hydrolysis r