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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to sulfonic acid
conc. Sulfuric Acid
Reflux
Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to bromobenzene
Liquid Bromine
FeBr3 catalyst
Room Temperature
Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to cyclohexane
(Hydrogenation)
Hydrogen gas, 30 atm
Finely divided Nickel powder
300 Celcius
Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to acylbenzene
(Friedel-Crafts Acylation)
Either Acyl chloride or acid anhydride
Reflux
AlCl3 catalyst
Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to alkylbenzene
(Friedel-Crafts Alkylation)
chloroalkane
Reflux
AlCl3 catalyst
Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to nitrobenzene
conc. Nitric acid
conc. Sulfuric acid
For monosubstitution, keep below 55 Celcius
Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to chlorobenzene
Chlorine gas
AlCl3 catalyst (Anhydrous, ie, no water present)
Room temperature
Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to bromoalkane
HBr
(NaBr + c. sulphuric acid)
reflux
Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to chloroalkane
conc. HCl
Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to an alkene
Solid aluminium oxide 300 degrees OR c. sulphuric acid reflux
Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to an aldehyde
Acidified potassium dichromate
Distillation
Reagents and conditions to convert an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid
Acidified potassium dichromate
reflux
Reagents and conditions to convert an aldehyde to a primary alcohol
NaBH4
Both sets of reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to an ester
1: Acyl chloride OR acid anhydride
anhydrous conditions
OR
2: Carboxylic acid
c. Conc sulphuric acid catalyst
reflux
Reagents and conditions to convert an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid
Cr2O72-/H+ (aq)
reflux
OR
Heat with Fehling’s solution