Organic Chemistry

Synthesis of Organic Compounds

Learning GoalsStudents will:• Understand that organic compounds can be

synthesized in the lab using chemical reactions that they have learned.

• Apply their knowledge of Organic Reactions• Understand that the synthesis of organic

compounds often requires a series of reactions (see flow chart on the next slide)

Success CriteriaStudents will be able to:• apply the correct organic reaction at each step• Use the organic reaction flow chart to choose the

correct synthesis path• Understand the condition under which reaction

occurs (catalysts, heat, pressure, etc.)

The Organic Chemistry Lab

• Lab Equipment• Chemicals• Catalysts• Safety Materials• Fume Hood

Supplies for our Organic Chemistry

LabOur lab contains the following Chemicals:• Any alkene or alkane you wish• Ammonia (NH3)

• Oxidizers (ex. KMnO4, Cr2O72-)

• Halogens (ex. Br2) or Hydrohalogens (HBr)

• Catalysts (conc. H2SO4, FeCl3, Pt, etc.)

• Sources of heat and pressure• Separation and purification

equipment

Prepare ethyl pentanoate from a

primary alcohol and ethene. O

O

ethyl pentanoate

Prepare 1-aminopropane

(propanamine), a primary amine, from

propane and ammonia.

H2N

propanamine

Prepare a tertiary amine starting with

alkenes and ammonia.

N

N,N-diethylbutanamine

Try these:pentanoic acid

N-methyl aminobutane

Synthesize all of these compounds using the simple compounds found in our lab

N-ethyl-N-propyl ethanamide

Hexyl ethanoate