Reactions Flashcards
Carboxylic acid to acyl chloride
SOCl2
Acyl chloride to carboxylic acid
H2O
Acyl chloride to carboxylic acid
H20
Carboxylic acid to ester
ROH, heat, acid catalyst
Ester to carboxylic acid
H2O, heat, acid/base catalyst
Acyl chloride to ketone
i) RMgBr (1eq) ii)H2O
Acid anhydride to ketone
i) RMgBr (1eq) ii) H2O
Ketone to hemiacetal
ROH, acid/base catalyst
Hemiacetal to acetal
ROH, acid catalyst
Ketone to secondary alcohol
NaBH4, EtOH (aq)
Tertiary alcohol to tertiary bromoalkane
HBr (conc), reflux
Often eliminates
Nucleophilic substitution on secondary bromoalkane
Nu in DMSO/DMF
Secondary bromoalkane to organolithium
Li, Et2O
Secondary bromoalkane to Grignard
Mg, Et2O
Secondary bromoalkane to nitrile
KCN, EtOH
Organolithium to carboxylic acid
i) CO2 ii) HCl, H2O
Grignard to carboxylic acid
i) CO2 ii) HCl, H2O
Nitrile to carboxylic acid
H2O, H2SO4, heat
Ketone to hydroxynitrile
i) NaCN ii) HCl (aq)
Acid chloride to anhydride
RCOONa, Et2O