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F2, explosive aq.

NaOH ROH Alcohol


Cl2, hu NUCLEOPHILIC aq Ag2O ROH Alcohol

ALKANES Br2, SUBSTITUTION H2O(ether) ROH Alcohol


(Substitution
reaction) I2, reversible reaction NaOR' ROR' Ether
(use HIO3, conc HNO3, Williamson's ether synthesis
as oxidising agent NH3 RNH2 Pri. Amine
Ethanolic solution
HX, Markovnikov rule RNH2 R2NH Sec. amine

ALKENES HX, + Peroxide


(addition of HX) Anti Markovnikov rule R2NH R3N Ter. Amine
KCN RCN Cyanide
CHLORODERIVATIVES AgCN RNC Isocyanide
(i) HCl/ Anhydrous ZnCl2 KNO2 or NaNO2 RONO Alkyl nitrite
(ii) PCl5 AgNO2 RNO2 Nitroalkane
(iii) PCl3 R'COOAg R'COOR Ester
(iv) SOCl2 Hunsdiecker reaction
NaI (dry acetone) RI Alkyl iodide
ALCOHOLS BROMODERIVATIVES Finkelstein reaction
(Substitution reactn) (i) 48% HBr/ conc. H2SO4 (RCl or RBr only)
(ii) NaBr/ conc. H2SO4

(iii) P + Br2 (or PBr3) ELIMINATION REACTIONS ALKENE

IODODERIVATIVES (Dehydrohalogenation) , alc. KOH


(i) Red P4 / I2
(ii) KI / 95% H3PO4
+ Mg, dry ether RMgX
Grignard's
Reagent
RCl or RBr NaI in dry acetone
to RI (FINKELSTEIN reaction) REACTION WITH METALS
+ Na , dry ether R-R (alkane)

RCl or RBr AgF or SbF3, Hg2F2,CoF2 (2n-C)


to RF , SWARTS reaction
REDUCTION
REACTION RH (Alkane)
Reagents:
1. Zn- Cu couple , alcohol
2. Red P4, HI
3. LiAlH4

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