Reagents and conditions Flashcards
What reagent would you use to get a haloalkane from an alkane?
Halogen
UV light
What reagent would you use to get an alkene to an alkane?
H2/Ni
What reagent would you use to get an alkene to a haloalkane?
Hydrogen halide
What reagent would you use to get an alkene to an alcohol?
H2O (steam)/H3PO4
What reagent would you use to get an alcohol to an alkene?
H3PO4 or H2SO4
Heat
What reagent would you use to get an alcohol to a haloalkane?
Sodium halide
H2SO4
What reagent would you use to get a haloalkane to an alcohol?
NaOH(aq)
What reagent would you use to get a haloalkane to a nitrile?
CN-/ethanol
What reagent would you use to get a haloalkane to an amine?
NH3/ethanol
What reagent would you use to get a nitrile to an amine?
H2/Ni
What reagent would you use to get a secondary alcohol to a ketone?
K2Cr2O7/H2SO4
Reflux
What reagent would you to get a ketone to a secondary alcohol?
NaBH4
What reagent would you to get a primary alcohol to an aldehyde?
K2Cr2O7/H2SO4
Distillation
What reagent would you use to get an aldehyde to a primary alcohol?
NaBH4
What reagent would you use to get a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid?
K2Cr2O7/H2SO4
Reflux
What reagent would you to get an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid?
K2Cr2O7/H2SO4
Reflux
What reagent would you use to get a nitrile or hydroxynitrile to a carboxylic acid?
H20/HCl
Heat
What reagent would you use to get a ketone to a hydroxynitrile?
NaCN(aq)/H+(aq)
What reagent would you use to get a hydroxynitrile to an amine?
H2/Ni
What reagent would you use to get an aldehyde to a hydroxynitrile?
NaCN(aq)/H+(aq)
What reagent would you use to get an alcohol to an ester?
Carboxylic acid/ conc. H2SO4
Or
Acid anhydride
What reagent would you use to get an ester to a carboxylic acid?
Dilute acid
Heat
What reagent would you use to get a carboxylic acid to an ester?
Alcohol/ conc. H2SO4
What reagent would you use to get an ester to a carboxylate?
OH-
Heat