Reagents Flashcards
What are the reagents used for the oxidation of benzene?
Potassium permanganate with dilute acid followed by reflux
What is the reagent for the halogenation of benzene?
Br2 and FeBr3 OR Cl2 and AlCl3
What are the reagents used for the nitration of benzene?
Concentrated nitric acid with concentrated sulphuric acid at 50•c
What are the reagents used to do the Friedel Crafts reaction (to make methyl benzene)?
Chloromethane and aluminium chloride at rtp (25•c and 1atm)
What are the reagents used to oxidise alcohols?
Acidified potassium dichromate
What is the reagent used to dehydrate alcohols?
Concentrated sulphuric acid and reflux
What is the reagent used in the halogenation of alcohols?
K(any halogen) and concentrated sulphuric acid
What are the reagents used in the esterification of alcohols?
Any Carboxylic acid and a sulphuric acid catalyst
What is the reagent used in the bromination of phenol?
Bromine water in cold temperatures
What is the reagent used in the oxidation of aldehydes and ketones?
Acidified potassium dichromate
What are the reagents used to reduce aldehydes and ketones?
LiAlH4 in dry ether or hydrogen gas and a nickel catalyst
What are the reagents used in the iodoform test?
React with iodine in sodium hydroxide
What are the reagents used in the halogenation of carboxylic acids?
PCl5, SOCl2 (thionyl chloride), PCl3
What are the reagents used in the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids?
You react the carboxylic acid with a calcium oxide and a sodium hydroxide mix.
What reagents and conditions are used to make diazonum salts out of amines and amides?
React the amide or amine with sodium nitrate (NaNO2) and hydrochloric acid at 5•c