Friday, 27 June 2014

Final Task: Case Study

Please post your synthesis pathway here, for your given reactant(s) and product assigned, so that you can receive feedback.

Oxidation Reactions

Post your responses to the following 3 problems below. Use http://www.webqc.org/moleculareditor2.php to help you in drawing the molecules.


a) hexanol + (O)  -->

b) pentanal + (O) -->

c) 2-methylbutan-2-ol + (O) -->

Combustion Reactions

Post your responses to the following 3 problems below. Use http://www.webqc.org/moleculareditor2.php to help you in drawing the molecules.


a) complete combustion of methane -->

b) complete combustion of propanal -->

c) complete combustion of kerosene (C13H28) -->

Condensation & Elimination Reactions

Post your responses to the following 3 problems below. Use http://www.webqc.org/moleculareditor2.php to help you in drawing the molecules.


a) hexanoic acid + ethanol -->

b) propan-1-ol -->

c) propanoic acid + diethylamine -->

Substitution Reactions

Post your responses to the following 3 problems below. Use http://www.webqc.org/moleculareditor2.php to help you in drawing the molecules.


a) propan-2-ol + hydrogen chloride-->

b) phenol + bromide gas -->

c) 2-chloropropane + OH- -->

Sunday, 8 June 2014

Addition Reactions

Post your responses to the following 3 problems below. Use http://www.webqc.org/moleculareditor2.php to help you in drawing the molecules.

a) but-2-ene + hydrogen -->

b) pent-2-ene + hydrogen chloride -->

c) hex-1-ene + water -->