reagents Flashcards
carboxylic acid to acyl chloride
SOCl2, heat
carboxylic acid to carboxylate salt
OH-, H2O
Carboxylate salt to carboxylic acid
HCl, H2O
1° alcohol to carboxylic acid
- KMnO4, NaOH, heat 2. H3O+
aldehyde to carboxylic acid
- KMnO4, NaOH, heat 2. H3O+ OR CF3COOO-
1° or 2° alkyl to carboxylic acid
- KMnO4, NaOH, vigorous heat 2. H3O+
alkyl halide to nitrile
CN-, DMF
nitrile to carboxylic acid
HCl, H2O, heat OR H3O+, heat
alcohol to alkyl halide
HX
alkyl halide to grignard reagent
Mg, ether
grignard reagent to carboxylic acid
- CO2 2. H3O+
acyl chloride to anhydride
carboxylate salt
acyl chloride to ester
ROH, pyridine
acyl chloride to amide
2 eq amine, H2O
acyl chloride to carboxylic acid
H2O
carboxylic acid to acid anhydride
RCO2H, heat OR P2O5
carboxylate salt to acid anhydride
acyl chloride
acid anhydride to ester
ROH
acid anhydride to carboxylic acid
H2O
acid anhydride to amide
2 eq amine
ester to carboxylic acid
H2O, HCl
ester to ester (transesterification)
XS ROH, HCl
ester to amide
2 eq amine, heat
ester to carboxylate salts (saponification)
H2O, NaOH
amide to carboxylic acid
H2O, HCl, heat
amide to ester
ROH, HCl, heat
amide to carboxylate salt
H2O, NaOH
cyclic acid anhydride to phthalamic acid
- 2 eq amine, H2O, heat 2. H3O+
phthalamic acid to phthalimide
vigorous heat
carboxylic acid to amide
- DCC 2. 2 eq amine OR 2 eq amine, heat
amide to nitrile
P2O5, heat OR P4H10
nitrile to amine
H2, Raney Ni
carboxylate salt to acyl chloride
SOCl2, heat
carboxylic acid to acid anhydride
P2O5 OR acyl chloride, pyridine
1° alcohol to aldehyde
PCC
aldehyde to 1° alcohol
- NaBH4 2. H3O+ OR H2, Raney Ni OR 1. LAH 2. H3O+
ketone to 2° alcohol
- NaBH4 2. H3O+ OR H2, Raney Ni
carboxylic acid to 1° alcohol
- LAH 2. H3O+
ester to 1° alcohol
- LAH 2. H3O+
acyl chloride to 1° alcohol
- LAH 2. H3O+ OR 1. 2 NaBH4 2. H3O+
acyl chloride to aldehyde
- LiAl(tBuO)3H, -78°C 2. H2O
ester to aldehyde
- DIBAL-H 2. H2O
amide to amine
- LAH 2. H2O
reduction of C-N double and triple bonds
- NaBH4 2. H2O OR H2, Pd/C OR H2, Raney Ni
alkyne to trans alkene
Na or Li, NH3 (liq)
alkene to ketone or aldehyde (ozonolysis)
- O3 2. DMS
2° alcohol to ketone
PCC
formaldehyde to 1° alcohol
- RMgBr 2. H3O+
aldehyde to 2° alcohol
- RMgBr 2. H3O+
ketone to 3° alcohol
- RMgBr 2. H3O+
ester to 3° alcohol
- 2 RMgBr 2. H3O+
acyl chloride to 3° alcohol
- 2 RMgBr 2. H3O+
acyl chloride to ketone
(R)2CuLi
aldehyde or ketone to cyanohydrin
XS CN-, HCl
cyanohydrin to ketone
OH-
ketone or aldehyde to imine
1° amine, trace acid
ketone to hydrazone
H2NNH2, trace acid
aldehyde or ketone to oxime
NH2OH
imine to ketone or aldehyde
H2O, HCl
aldehyde or ketone to enamine
2° amine, trace acid
enamine to ketone or aldehyde
H2O, HCl
ketone or aldehyde to 1° amine
- XS NH3, trace acid 2. H2, Pd/C
ketone or aldehyde to 2° amine
- RNH2, trace acid 2. NaBH3CN
ketone or aldehyde to 3° amine
- R2NH, trace acid 2. NaBH3CN
ketone or aldehyde to gem-diol
H2O, HCl
ketone or aldehyde to acetal
2 ROH, 2 HCl
acetal to ketone or aldehyde
XS H2O, HCl
ketone or aldehyde to cyclic acetal
1,2-diol, H3O+
cyclic acetal to ketone or aldehyde
H2O, H3O+
alcohol to TBDMS ether (protection)
TBDMS, imidazole
ketone or aldehyde to thioacetal
2 RSH, HCl
ketone to ester
CF3COOO-
ketone or aldehyde to alkene
(C6H5)3P=CHR or (C6H5)3P(+)—C(-)HR