from alkene to poly-alkene
high pressure
catalyst
(polymerization)
from alkene to di-halogenoalkane
Br2,Cl2
room temp
(electrophilic addition)
from alkene to alcohol
H2O (g)
catalyst ; conc. H3PO4
from alkene to alkane
H2
catalyst ; nickel
(addition/reduction)
from alkene to diol
KMnO4
(oxidation)
from di-halogenoalkane to diol
aqueous KOH
heat under reflux
(nucleophilic substitution)
from alkane to halogenoalkane
Br2, Cl2
UV light
(free radical substitution)
from alkene to halogenoalkane
HBr, HCl
room temp
electrophilic addition
from halogenoalkane to nitrile
CN- and ethanol
(nucleophilic substitution)
from halogenoalkane to amine
alcoholic NH3
heat under pressure
(nucleophilic substitution)
from halogenoalkane to alcohol
aqueous KOH
heat under reflux
(nucleophilic substitution)
from halogenoalkane to alkene
alcoholic KOH
heat under reflux
(elimination)
from alcohol to alkene
conc. H3PO4
elimination
(dehydration)
from alcohol to halogenoalkane
PCl5, NaBr/H2SO4, P + I2
heat under reflux
(substitution)
from alcohol (primary) to aldehyde
acidified K2Cr2O7
heat gently
distill partial oxidation
from alcohol (secondary) to ketone
acidified K2Cr2O7
heat under reflux
(oxidation)
from alcohol to ester
carboxylic acid + H2SO4
heat
esterification
esters and amides can be hydrolysed by
NaOH and Acids
from nitrile to carboxylic acid
heat with HCl
(acid hydrolysis)
from amine to 2nd degree/3rd degree amine
halogenoalkane
(nucleophilic substitution)
from amine to secondary amide
acyl chloride
room temp
(nucleophilic addition/ elimination)
from nitrile to amine
LiAlH4
(reduction)
from aldehyde to carboxylic acid
excess acidified K2Cr2O7
heat under reflux
(oxidation)
from aldehyde to alcohol
LiAlH4
(Reduction)
from aldehyde to hydroxynitrile
HCN + KCN
(nucleophilic substitution)
from ketone to hydroxynitrile
HCN +KCN
(nucleophilic addition)
from ketone to alcohol
LiAlH4
(reduction)
from carboxylic acid to acyl chloride
PCl5
from carboxylic acid to ester
alcohol + H2SO4
heat
esterification
from carboxylic acid to alcohol
LiAlH4
(reduction)
from acyl chloride to carboxylic acid
H2O
room temp
from acyl chloride to ester
alcohol
room temp
from acyl chloride to secondary amide
1st degree amine
room temp
from acyl chloride to primary amide
NH3
Room temp
from primary amide to amine
LiAlH4
(reduction)