Important Reagents Flashcards by Funto Akarakiri | Brainscape

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NaBH4

A

Reduction of ketones and aldehydes

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LiAlH4

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Reduction of ketones, aldehydes, esters/acids, nitriles

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NaCNBH3

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Reductive amination (reduction of imines)

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Wolff-Kishner

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Reduction of ketones to -CH2-

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Clemmensen

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Reduction of ketones to -CH2-

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Grignard (R-MgBr)

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Addition to all carbonyl groups

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CrO3, PCC

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oxidising agent - alcohols to aldehydes/ketones

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CrO3, H2SO4

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oxidising agent - alcohols to carboxylic acids

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(Jones’ reagent)
mCPBA

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oxidising agent - ketones to esters/lactones

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(Baeyer-Villiger)
NaIO4

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oxidising agent - diols to carbonyls

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H2, Pd/C

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Reduction of C=C, alkynes, C=N, nitriles.

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Na/liqNH3

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Reduction of R-CºCR’ (trans alkene)

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Pd/BaSO4 (Lindlar catalyst)

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Reduction of R-CºCR’ (cis alkene)

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mCPBA

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epoxidation (which can be followed by ring-opening)

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Hg(OAc)2, NaBH4

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oxymercuration (also for alkynes)

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OsO4

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diol from alkene

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O3, Me2S

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ozonolysis

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B2H6, then H2O2/NaOH

A

Hydroboration-oxidation (also for alkynes)

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TsOH

A

acetalisation of aldehydes