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Chemistry 15

A. Redox reactions B. Acid–base reactions
H H B H

R C O O
OH H
H R C
A 1 1 O
H O
H H
A B H B A R C
H H H O O O
1 H H H
R C O R C OH 1
2 R C
H O 2
A B H B H O
Alcohol Aldehyde OH OH O
A Acid
H R C
H 2 2 OH O

R C O H
H O R C Anion
H B
A O

C. Additions/eliminations

O H
BH B H B BH
H R 1a H H 1b H H
C C R C C R' R C C R'
2a 2b
R' H H O H
BH B H B BH H
Alkene Carbonium ion O H Alcohol

D. Nucleophilic substitutions

1a B 1b O H
R H
R C O
O C O H
R' O
R' O
H B

H
R' O Alcohol
O H B BH BH B
R 1a O H 1b H O H
O C R C O R C
2b 2a
R' O R' O O
Ester O H B BH Transitional state BH B R' O Carboxylic
H H acid
Alcohol
2b H B 2a O H
R C
O H
O
R C O R' O

R' O H B

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