Organic Chemistry Reactions Alkenes – Flashcards

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Addition of HCl, HBr, and HI

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Alkene

 

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Markovnikov regiochemistry occurs, with H adding to the less highly substituted alken carbon and halogen adding to the more highly substituted carbon.

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Addition of Cl2 and Br2

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Alkene

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Anti addition is observed through a halonium ion intermediate.

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Halohydrin Formation

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Markovnikov regiochemistry and antisterochemistry occur.
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Addition of water by hydroboration-oxidation

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Non-Markovnikov syn addition occurs.

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Addition of water by oxymercuration-demercuration

 

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Markovnikov regiochemitry occurs.
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Catalytic Hydrogenation

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Syn addition occurs
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Epoxidation with a peroxyacid

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Syn additon occurs

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Hydroxylation with OsO4

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Syn addition occurs

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Addition of Carbenes to yeild cyclopropanes

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1. Dichlorocarbene addition

2. Simmons-Smith Reaction

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Hydroxylation by acid-catalyzed epoxide hydrolysis.

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Anti-Sterochemistry occurs

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Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes

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1. Reaction with Ozone followed by Zinc in Acetic Acid

 

 

2. Reaction with KMnO4, in Acidic Solution

 

 

 

3. Cleavage of 1,2 Diols

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