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12\title{Organic Reactions}
13\author{Andrew Lorimer}
14\date{}
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25\subsubsection*{Alkanes}
26
27\begin{itemize}
28 \item Combustion (oxidation)
29 \item Substitution
30 \begin{itemize}
31 \item alcohol from haloalkane
32 \item UV catalyst
33 \end{itemize}
34\end{itemize}
35
36\subsubsection*{Alkenes}
37
38\begin{itemize}
39 \item Combustion (oxidation)
40 \item Addition
41 \item Addition polymerisation
42\end{itemize}
43
44\subsubsection*{Alcohols}
45
46\begin{itemize}
47 \item Oxidation / combustion:
48 \begin{itemize}
49 \item primary alcohol \ce{->[{[O]}]} aldehyde \ce{->[{[O]}]} carboxylic acid
50 \item secondary alcohol \ce{->[{[O]}]} ketone
51 \item Catalysts: \ce{H+/MnO4- (aq)} or \ce{H+/Cr2O7{2-} (aq)}
52 \end{itemize}
53 \item Esterification with carboxylic acids (condensation)
54\end{itemize}
55
56\subsubsection*{Carboxylic acids}
57
58\begin{itemize}
59 \item Acid/base reactions:
60 \begin{itemize}
61 \item With \ce{-NH2}: \ce{carboxylic acid + amine -> ammonium salt ->[heat][dehydration] amide + H2O}
62 \item With \ce{H2O}: \ce{RCOOH + H2O <=> RCOO- + H2O-}
63 \end{itemize}
64 \item Esterification with alcohols (condensation): \\
65 \-\hspace{1em}\ce{carboxylic acid + alcohol -> ester + H2O}
66\end{itemize}
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68\subsubsection*{Esters}
69
70\begin{itemize}
71 \item Hydrolysis (reverse of esterification): \\
72 \-\hspace{1em}\ce{ester + water ->[catalyst] carboxylic acid + alcohol}
73 \item Polyesters
74\end{itemize}
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