Alcohol Reactions Flashcards
1
Q
Primary Alcohol CrO3, pyridine
———————->
or CrO3 (“dry”)
A
Aldehyde
2
Q
Primary Alcohol CrO3, H2O
———————->
or CrO3 (“wet”)
A
Carboxylic Acid
3
Q
Secondary Alcohol CrO3, pyridine (or H2O)
————————————->
A
Ketone
Dry or wet = same product
4
Q
Tertiary Alcohol
A
NO REACTION!
5
Q
SOCl2
A
Inversion of stereochemistry
6
Q
TsCl
A
Retention of stereochemistry
7
Q
PBr3
A
Inversion of stereochemistry
8
Q
HBr
A
Stereochemistry is irrelevant
