Reactions

• Alkene to Alkane

  Catalytic Addition

  • Hydrogen gas
  • Nickel catalyst
• Alkane to Haloalkane

  Free Radical Substitution

  • UV light
  • Halogen
• Alkene to Haloalkane

  Electrophilic Addition

  • Room Temperature
  • Aqueous Halogen or H-Halogen
• Alkene to Polyalkane

  Addition Polymerisation
• Alkene to Alcohol

  Electrophilic Addition

  • Steam
  • Phosphoric Acid
• Alcohol to Alkene

  Dehydration

  • Concentrated Sulfuric Acid (Dehydrating Agent)
  • Heat
• Alcohol to Ketone

  Secondary alcohol oxidation

  • Oxidising Agent
  • Warm
• Ketone to Alcohol

  Nucleophilic Addition

  • Acid Catalyst
  • Warm
• Alcohol to Carboxylic Acid

  Primary alcohol reflux

  • Oxidising Agent
  • Cr2O7
• Alcohol to Aldehyde

  Primary alcohol oxidation

  • Oxidising agent
  • Distill
• Aldehyde to Alcohol

  Nucleophilic Addition

  • Warm
  • Acid
• Alcohol to Haloalkane

  Nucelophillic substitution

  • HBr
  • Concentrated Sulfuric Acid
  • In Ethanol
• Haloalkane to Alcohol

  Nucleophilic substitution

  • Sodium Hydroxide.