Organic Synthesis Reactions And Reagents Flashcards by daisy Fossett

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Alcohol to aldehyde

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Distil, K2Cr2O7, H2SO4

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Alcohol to ketone

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Heat (distil/reflux), K2Cr2O7, H2SO4

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Alcohol/aldehyde to COOH

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Reflux, K2Cr2O7, H2SO4

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Alcohol to chloroalkane (2)

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PoCl3 reaction. PCl5, 20 degrees C

HCl, 20 degrees C

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Alcohol to bromoalkane

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KBr, 50% conc H2SO4, 20 degrees C

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Alcohol to alkene

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Conc H3PO4, 170 degrees C

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Alkene to alcohol

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Steam, H3PO4 catalyst, 300 degrees C, 60-70 arm

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Alkene to diol

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Acidified KMnO4, 20 degrees C

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Alkene to alkane

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H2, nickel catalyst, 150 degrees c

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Alcohol to iodoalkane

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‘Red phosphorous’, I2 (make PI3 in situ), reflux

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Alcohol to ester (2)

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COOH, acid catalyst (H2SO4/HCl), heat

Acyl chloride+ alcohol, reflux

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Alkene to halogenoalkane

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HX, 20 degrees C

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Halogenoalkane to alkene

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KOH, ethanol, reflux

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Halogenoalkane to COOH

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Mg, dry ether, then CO2, then dilute acid

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Halogenoalkane to nitrile

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KCN, ethanol, reflux

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Halogenoalkane to primary amine

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Excess ethanolic ammonia, heat

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Halogenoalkane to alcohol (2)

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Warm aqueous KOH, reflux

Mg, dry ether, then a carbonyl, then dilute acid

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Nitrile to primary amine (2)

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LiAlH4, the dilute acid

H2, Ni/Pt catalyst, high temp and pressure

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Aldehyde/ketone to hydroxynitrile (2)

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KCN and H+

KCN, ethanol, reflux

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Primary amine to amine

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Halogenoalkane

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Acyl chloride to primary amide

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Conc NH3, 20 degrees C

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Acyl chloride to N-substituted amide

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Primary amine, 20 degrees C

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Acyl chloride to COOH

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Cold H2O

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Acyl chloride to ester

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Alcohol 20 degrees C

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Nitrile to COOH

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Dilute HCl, reflux

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COOH to primary alcohol

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LiAlH4

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COOH to ester

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Alcohol, acid catalyst, heat

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COOH to Acyl chloride

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PCl5, 20 degrees C

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Alkene to dihalogenoalkane

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X2 (F2, Cl2, etc.), 20 degrees C

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Ester to alcohol

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Dilute acid/alkali, reflux

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Ester to COOH

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Dilute acid/alkali, reflux

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Ketone to COOH: RCOCH3 only

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I2, NaOH, 20 degrees C