Alkene Functionalization Map (Additions, Oxidations, Cleavage): Mechanism + Exam Traps

A hub page: from an alkene, do you want an alcohol, halide, diol, epoxide, carbonyls, or alkane?

• Reaction: Alkene Functionalization Map (Additions, Oxidations, Cleavage)
• What it does: A hub page: from an alkene, do you want an alcohol, halide, diol, epoxide, carbonyls, or alkane?
• Typical reagents: BH3·THF; then H2O2, NaOH (example path)
• Key intermediate: Epoxide / oxonium
• Driving force: Formation of more stable bonds / products
• Exam type: Choose reagents
• Exam type: Plan order of operations
• Exam type: Chemoselectivity