3a - Organic Reactions Worksheet

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Organic Reactions Worksheet

For the questions below, give full structural diagrams and names for all reactants and products. Also indicate
any catalysts/reaction conditions for the reaction. Also indicate the TYPE OF REACTION.

Part 1: Addition, Elimination and Substitution


1. The reaction between benzene and 2 moles of chlorine gas.

2. The formation of 2-hexanol from an alkene.

3. The formation of 2,2-pentanediol.

4. The formation of 1,2- dinitrobenzene.

5. The reaction between trans-2-hexene with hydrogen bromide.

6. The reaction that would occur if isopropanol was heated at 100°C in acidic conditions (elimination)

7. The formation of 2-butanol.

8. The reaction between 2 moles of water with 2-pentyne.

9. Show the formation of 2-butene from an alcohol.

10. Show the reaction between water and cyclohexene.


Part 2: Condensation, Hydrolysis, Oxidation, Reduction, Combustion
11. The reaction between 3-hexanol and potassium dichromate. What would you visually observe during the
reaction?

12. The reduction of butanal.

13. The formation of ethyl benzoate.

14. The reaction that would occur if isopropanol was heated at 140°C in acidic conditions (condensation)

15. The formation of phenyl benzoate.

16. The reaction that would occur if ethyl propanoate was heated in the presence of water and acid.

17. The hydrolysis of N-methyl ethanoate.

18. The oxidation of 2-butanol. Describe the qualitative observations for this reaction.

19. The oxidation of 1-butanol. Show any intermediates formed and describe the qualitative observations.

20. The complete and incomplete combustion of 2-pentanol.

21. Describe a qualitative test that you could conduct to distinguish between propanal and propanone. Show
a full reaction including the qualitative observations for both compounds.

22. Show the reaction between methanol and ethanoic acid.

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