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What’s the reagents and conditions for alcohol to aldehyde?

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Potassium dichromate, sulfuric acid, distill a primary alcohol

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What’s the reagents and conditions for aldehyde to alcohol?

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LiAlH4 in dry ether
Or NaBH4 in methanol and water

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What’s the reagents and conditions for aldehyde to carboxylic acid?

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Potassium dichromate, sulfuric acid and reflux

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alcohol to ketone?

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Potassium dichromate, sulfuric acid, heat secondary alcohol in a reflux kit

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What’s the reagents and conditions for ketone to alcohol?

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LiAlH4 in dry ether
Or NaBH4 in methanol and water

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alcohol to alkene?

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Concentrated sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid and heat

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alkene to alcohol?

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Steam, phosphoric acid catalyst, 60 atm and 300°c

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alcohol to haloalkane?

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Sodium halide, sulfuric acid and 20°c

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What’s the reagents and conditions for haloalkane to alcohol?

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Warm sodium hydroxide, water and reflux

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alkane to haloalkane?

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Halogen and UV light

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alkene to haloalkane?

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Hydrogen halide at 20°c

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What’s the reagents and conditions for haloalkane to alkene?

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Potassium hydroxide, ethanol and reflux

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alkene to dihaloalkane?

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Halogen at 20°c

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alkene to diol?

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Acidified potassium manganate (KMnO4) at 20°c

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alkene to alkane?

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Hydrogen, Nickel catalyst at 150°c

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What’s the reagents and conditions for alcohol to iodoalkane?

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Iodine (I2), red phosphorous, reflux

17
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What’s the reagents and conditions for carboxylic acid to alcohol?

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LiAlH4 in ether

18
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What’s the reagents and conditions for haloalkane to nitrile?

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Potassium cyanide, ethanol, reflux

19
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What’s the reagents and conditions for nitrile to primary amine?

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  • LiAlH4 and dilute H2SO4
  • H2, Nickel catalyst, high temp and pressure
  • sodium, ethanol, reflux
20
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What’s the reagents and conditions for haloalkane to primary amine?

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Ammonia and heat

21
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What’s the reagents and conditions for nitrile to carboxylic acid?

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Dilute HCl and reflux

22
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What’s the reagents and conditions for haloalkane to carboxylic acid?

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Mg, dry ether, CO2 in dilute acid. (Grignard reagent)

23
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What’s the reagents and conditions for aldehyde/ketone to hydroxynitrile?

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Potassium cyanide, sulfuric acid at 20°c

24
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What’s the reagents and conditions for acyl chloride to carboxylic acid?

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Water at 20°c

25
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What’s the reagents and conditions for carboxylic acid to acyl chloride?

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SOCl2

26
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What’s the reagents and conditions for aldehyde/ketone to ester?

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Conc sulfuric acid, alcohol, heat and catalyst

27
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What’s the reagents and conditions for ester to carboxylic acid?

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  • Dilute sulfuric acid, water, reflux and catalyst
  • dilute sodium hydroxide, reflux
28
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What’s the reagents and conditions for ester to alcohol?

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Dilute acid or alkali, reflux

29
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What’s the reagents and conditions for alcohol to ester?

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  • Carboxylic acid, acid catalyst, heat
  • acyl chloride
30
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What’s the reagents and conditions for acyl chloride to primary amide?

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Ammonia at 20 degrees

31
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What’s the reagents and conditions for benzene to nitrobenzene?

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Conc sulfuric acid and conc nitric acid, less than 55 degrees

32
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What’s the reagents and conditions for benzene to phenylamime?

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Conc HCl, tin and reflux. Add NaOH

33
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What’s the reagents and conditions for benzene to phenylketone?

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Acid chloride and aluminium chloride catalyst, reflux, anhydrous conditions

34
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What’s the reagents and conditions for benzene to halobenzene?

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Halogen, aluminium chloride catalyst in warm conditions

35
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What’s the reagents and conditions for benzene to alkylbenzene?

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Haloalkane, AlCl3 catalyst, under reflux

36
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What’s the reagents and conditions for phenol to sodium phenoxide?

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NaOH at 20 degrees

37
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What’s the reagents and conditions for phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol?

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Bromine water at 20 degrees

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