Organic Chemistry Reactions Mind Map + Mechanism Summary

*KMnO ₄ is not used as it is too strong of an oxidizer. *Very high temperature and pressure requireddue to the resonance stabilised aromatic ring. Tertiary alcohols areresistant to oxidation. Fluorocarbons are chemically inert due to theextremely strong C- F bonds. When pH > pKa, speciesare generally deprotonated, i.e. COO ⁻ and NH ₂When pH < pKa, speciesare generally protonated, i.e. COOH and NH ₃⁺ In general, we can use strong acids to protonate a species and strong bases to deprotonate a species. Goated chibi Shinobu art byShinjitsu on DanbooruGoated chibi Kanade art byVisualArt’s/Key Illust: こもわた遙華 Acyl Chlorides reacts with water(hydrolyse fully) to form carboxylic acid and HCl. In general, all organic reactionscan be broadly categorised into 11 different types of reactions: 1. Free Radical Substitution2. Reduction3. Oxidation4. (Acidic/Alkaline) Hydrolysis5. Elimination6. Acid- Base 7. Electrophilic Addition8. Electrophilic Substitution9. Nucleophilic Substitution10. Nucleophilic Addition11. Condensation The identification of the specific names of the ~100 reactions included here is trivial, and is left as an exercisefor the reader. For SN1, trigonal planar carbocation formed can be attacked from the top and bottom of the plane by a nucleophile with equal probability, forming a racemic mixture as its product. For SN2, backside attack bynucleophile causes an inversion of stereochemical configuration. The product is chiral and rotate the plane polarised light in theopposite direction as compared to the reactant. Ketones areresistant to oxidation. Carboxylic acids are prepared via two processes:1. Hydrolysis2. Oxidation Take note of the directing andsteric effects of substituents for aromatic compounds undergoing E.S! The major product is the one in which the Hatom of the HX attachesitself to the C atom already carrying having the greater number of hydrogen atoms. Similarly to SN1, trigonal planar intermediate formed will cause racemic mixture produced when an aldehyde or an unsymmetrical ketone undergoes N.A. Cold temperatureused to prevent poisonous HCN gas from escaping to the environment. Additionally, NaOH and KOH, NaCN and KCN can generally be used interchangeably. I hope this mind map helps alleviate your suffering, even if only a little. All the best! Created by: u/Unlikely- Ad-7481This mind map was prepared in 2025 for H2 Chemistry Syllabus 9729