Synthetic routes Flashcards
Alcohol to haloalkane
Sodium halide
H2SO4
Primary alcohol + sodium halide/H2SO4
Haloalkane
Haloalkane + NaOH
Primary alcohol
Haloalkane to primary alcohol
NaOH
Alkene + hydrogen halide
Haloalkane
Alkene to haloalkane
Hydrogen halide
Alcohol to alkene
H2SO4
Alcohol + H2SO4
Alkene
Alkene to alcohol
H3PO4/H2O
Alkene + H3PO4/H2O
Alcohol
Alcohol to ester
Carboxylic acid
H2SO4
Primary alcohol + carboxylic acid/ H2SO4
Ester
Ester to sodium salt of carboxylic acid + alcohol
NaOH (alkaline hydrolysis)
Ester + NaOH (alkaline hydrolysis)
Sodium salt of carboxylic acid + alcohol
Primary alcohol to aldehyde
K2Cr2O7/H2SO4
Primary alcohol oxidised with K2Cr2O7/H+
Aldehyde
Aldehyde to primary alcohol
NaBH4/H2O
Aldehyde + NaBH4/H2O
Alcohol
Aldehyde + K2Cr2O7/H+
Carboxylic acid
Aldehyde to carboxylic acid
K2Cr2O7/H+
Carboxylic acid to ester
Alcohol/H2SO4
Carboxylic acid + alcohol/H2SO4
Ester
Ester to carboxylic acid
Acid hydrolysis
Ester + acid hydrolysis
Carboxylic acid
Acyl chloride to ester
Alcohol
Acyl chloride + alcohol
Ester
Acyl chloride to carboxylic acid
H2O
Acyl chloride + H2O
Carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acid to acyl chloride
SOCl2
Carboxylic acid + SOCl2
Acyl chloride
Acyl chloride + NH3
Primary amide
Acyl chloride to primary amide
NH3
Acyl chloride to secondary amide
Primary amine
Acyl chloride + primary amine
Secondary amide
Aldehyde to hydroxynitrile
NaCN/H+
Aldehyde + NaCN/H+
Hydroxynitrile
Nitrile to carboxylic acid
H2O/HCl
Nitrile + H2O/HCl
Carboxylic acid
Haloalkane to nitrile
NaCN
Haloalkane + NaCN
Nitrile
Haloalkane to amine
NH3/ethanol
Haloalkane + NH3/ethanol
Amine
Nitrile to amine
H2/Ni
Nitrile + H2/Ni
Amine