Reactions in Organic Compounds

Burning/Combustion
• Hydrocarbon + oxygen  carbon dioxide + water

• Alcohols + oxygen  carbon dioxide + water

 Halogenations
(Substitution reaction in Alkane)
• Alkanes + Halogens  Haloalkane + HX
 Halogenations
(Addition reaction in Alkenes)
• Alkenes + Halogen  Haloalkane
 Hydrogenation
(Addition hydrogen in double bond)
• Alkenes + hydrogen  Alkanes

• Alkynes + hydrogen  Alkenes

 Hydration
(Addition H2O in Alkenes)
• Alkenes + steam  Alcohols
 Fermentation
• Glucose + yeast  alcohols + carbon dioxide
Ex.
C6H12O6  2C2H5OH + 2CO2
 Oxidation
(Reaction alcohols and oxygen)
• Alcohol + oxygen  carboxylic acid + water
 Dehydration of Alcohols
• Alcohols  Alkenes + Water
 Esterification
(Reaction of alcohols and carboxylic acid)

• Alcohol + Carboxylic Acid  Ester + Water

Ex.
Ethanol + ethanoic acid  ethyl ethanoate +

water
 Reaction of carboxylic acids and sodium
hydroxide)
• Carboxylic acid + NaOH  sodium alkanoate +
water