Chemistry Road Map

HI
R — I + H2 O

HBr / ZnCl2
R — Br + H2O
HCl / ZnCl2
R — Cl + H2O

SOCl2
R — Cl + SO2↑ + HCl↑

Red P + I2
R — OH R—I
Red P + Br2
R — Br

PBr3
R — Br + H3PO3

PCl3
H3PO3 + R — Cl

NaBr + H2SO4
R — Br
or HBr

OH Cl
SOCl2
[All India 2014] (1M)

CH3 CH3
Fe + Cl2 or
+
Cl2 + FeCl3
Cl Cl

CH3

CH3 CH3

Br
Fe + Br2 or
+
FeBr3 + Br2

Br
1
 NaOH HO
CH3 — OH

NaOCH3 CH3O
CH3 — O — CH3

Delhi 2013C [1M]

KCN K+ –C ≡ N :
CH3 — C ≡ N Methyl cyanide

AgCN Ag — C ≡ N :
CH3 — NC Methyl isocyanide

KNO2 K+O—N = O
CH3 — O — N = O Methyl nitrite
O
O
||
AgNO2 Ag — O — N
CH3 — NO2 Nitromethane


CH3 Li C H3 Li
CH3 — Br CH3 — CH3

LiAlH4 H–
CH4

O
|| O
H3C — H2C — C — OAg ||
CH3 — O — C — CH2 — CH3

CH3 — NH2
CH3 — NH — CH3

NH3
CH3 — NH2

NaI/Acetone I CH3 — I

2
 OH Cl Cl
Cl
NaOH / 623K Anh. FeCl3
+
high pressure Cl2
(Minor) Cl
(CBSE 2015) [1M] (Major)
Cl Cl
NO2
Conc. HNO3
+ +
Conc. H2SO4
(Minor)
NO2
(Major)
Cl Cl
Cl SO3H
Conc. H2SO4
+

(Minor) (Major)
SO3H

Cl Cl
CH3
CH3 — Cl
+ +
AlCl3

Na [Delhi 2014 C] (1M) CH3 (Minor)

(Major)
X—R
Cl O Cl
O ||
|| C — CH3
CH3 — C — Cl
+
+
Anhy. AlCl3
Delhi 2010 (1M) —C
O—
CH3
R

Na
Dry ether

3
 OH OH OH
NO2 OH
SO3H O2N NO2
Dilute Conc.H2SO4
+ Conc.HNO3
HNO3
Ortho-Nitrophenol NO2
SO3H NO2
Para-Nitrophenol
OH OH
O — CH3
Br
Br2 in
CH3Br +
CS2 / CHCl3

Br
(Minor) (Major)

OH
Br Br
Br2
H2O
Br

OH O OH O
||
NaOH 1) CO2 C—O—H
2) H+

OH O
||
CHCl3 / NaOH C—H

ONa
Zn / 
+ ZnO
NaOH + H2O
O
O
||
O — C — CH3 Na2Cr2O7 Benzoqui none
O
|| – + H2SO4
O Na
H — O — C — CH3 / H 
O
Na + H2

4
 O H
|| NaBH4 or LiAlH4 PCC or CrO3 |
R—C—H R—C——O
or H2 / Pd

H H
| Cu / 300°C |
R—C—O R—C——O
| |
H H

O OH
|| RMgX KMnO4 / H+ or |
H—C—H R—C——O
H3O+ K2Cr2O7 / H+

OCH3 OCH3
Br2 Br
+
Ethanoic acid
Br
(Minor)
(Major)
OCH3 OCH3

OCH3 CH3 – Cl / AlCl3 CH3

+

(Minor) CH3
(Major)
O OCH3 O OCH3
|| ||
CH3 — C — Cl / AlCl3 C — CH3
+

C
O CH3

OCH3 OCH3

Conc. HNO3 NO2

+
Conc. H2SO4
(Minor) (Major) NO2