organic reactions and reagents Flashcards
what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to an alcohol
aqueous potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide
what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to an ether
potassium methoxide in methanol (an alcoholic alkoxide)
what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to a nitrile
ethanolic potassium or sodium cyanide
what is the reagent used to convert a monohaloalkane to an alkene
heat under reflux with ethanolic potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide
what is the reagent used to convert an alkene to an alcohol
water
what is the catalyst used to convert an alkene to an alcohol
sulfuric acid
what is the reagent used to convert an aldehyde or ketone to an alcohol
lithium aluminium hydride
what is the reagent used to convert alcohols to alkoxides
reactive metals like sodium or potassium
what is the reagent used to convert alcohols to alkenes
aluminium oxide or concentrated sulfuric acid
what is the reagent used to convert alcohols to esters
carboxylic acid or acid chloride
what is the catalyst for convertin an alcohol to an ester
concentrated sulfuric acid
what is the reagent for converting an alkene to alkane
hydrogen
what is the catalyst for converting an alkene to an alkane
nickel or platinum
what is the reagent for converting an alkene to a haloalkane
a halogen
what is the reagent for converting an alkene to a monohaloalkane
hydrogen halides like HBr
what is the reagent for converting an alkene to an alcohol
water
what is the reagent for converting an amide to a carboxylic acid
aqueous acid
what is the catalyst for converting an amide to a carboxylic acid
aqueous alkali
what is the reagent for converting a carboxylic acid into an alkylammonium salt
amine
what is the reagent for converting an amine to a salt
mineral acid (HCl, etc)
what is the reagent for converting bezene into methyl benzene
methyl chloride
what is the reagent for converting benzene into chlorobenzene
iron chloride or chloride
what is the reagent for converting benzene into benzenesulfonic acid
concentrated sulfuric acid
what is the reagent for converting benzene into nitrobenzene
concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acids
what is the reagent used to convert an alcohol to a ketone
dilute sulfuric acid
what is the reagent used to convert a ketone to an alcohol
lithium aluminium hydride
what is used to convert an acid to an ester
alcohol and concentrated sulfuric acid