Organic Synthesis Reactions And Reagents Flashcards
Alcohol to aldehyde
Distil, K2Cr2O7, H2SO4
Alcohol to ketone
Heat (distil/reflux), K2Cr2O7, H2SO4
Alcohol/aldehyde to COOH
Reflux, K2Cr2O7, H2SO4
Alcohol to chloroalkane (2)
PoCl3 reaction. PCl5, 20 degrees C
HCl, 20 degrees C
Alcohol to bromoalkane
KBr, 50% conc H2SO4, 20 degrees C
Alcohol to alkene
Conc H3PO4, 170 degrees C
Alkene to alcohol
Steam, H3PO4 catalyst, 300 degrees C, 60-70 arm
Alkene to diol
Acidified KMnO4, 20 degrees C
Alkene to alkane
H2, nickel catalyst, 150 degrees c
Alcohol to iodoalkane
‘Red phosphorous’, I2 (make PI3 in situ), reflux
Alcohol to ester (2)
COOH, acid catalyst (H2SO4/HCl), heat
Acyl chloride+ alcohol, reflux
Alkene to halogenoalkane
HX, 20 degrees C
Halogenoalkane to alkene
KOH, ethanol, reflux
Halogenoalkane to COOH
Mg, dry ether, then CO2, then dilute acid
Halogenoalkane to nitrile
KCN, ethanol, reflux