Reagents Reverse Flashcards
LiAlH4
Reduces everything
NaBH4
Reduces everything (soft)
DIBAL-H
Partial reduction at -78 degrees C
Ester to aldehyde) (nitrile to imine
BH3
Acids to alcohols
Thiol/BF3OEt2
Caps carbonyls
MeI or HgCl2
Removes cap
Na/NH3 (general)
Reduces everything (hard)
NaBH3CN
Imine to amine
NaBH4.CeCl3/MeOH
Allylic ketone to allylic alcohol
CrO3X-
Alcohols to ketones
mCPBA (ketone)
Ketone to Ester
SeO2
Alkene to allylic alcohol
Singlet Oxygen
Alkene to allylic alcohol (flipped)
DMSO/NEt3
Mild oxidation of OH
MnO2
Mild oxidation of allylic/benzylic OH
Na/NH3 (alkyne)
Alkyne to e-alkene
H2/Pd c
Alkyne to z-alkene to alkane
Br2/H20
Alkene to epoxide
mCPBA (Alkene)
Alkene to epoxide
H2O2/NaOH
a-B unsaturated ketone to epoxide
KMnO4
Alkene to diol
OsO4
Alkene to diol
NaIO4
Diol to z-aldehydes
O3 Followed by: 1. NaBH4 2. Ph3P/Zn 3. H2O2
Alkene cleavage
- 2x alcohol
- 2x aldehyde
- 2x acid
(CH3)2S+(CH2)-
Carbonyl to epoxide (hard)
(CH3)2S+O(CH2)-
Carbonyl to epoxide (soft)
P-ylide
Carbonyl to alkene
PhSO2(CH2)-/PhCOCl/Na
Carbonyl to E-alkene
(CH3)3Si(CH2CH3)-
Followed by H+ or OH-
Carbonyl to alkene