Name reactions
The reagent, the example, the mechanism.
- Wurtz reaction Na, dry ether
- Friedel-Crafts alkylation R-X, anhydrous AlCl₃
- Kolbe electrolysis electrolysis of RCOONa (aq)
- Decarboxylation (soda lime) NaOH + CaO (soda lime), heat
- Ozonolysis (i) O₃ (ii) Zn, H₂O
- Peroxide effect (Kharasch) HBr, peroxide
- Markovnikov addition HX, H₂O / H⁺
- Lindlar hydrogenation H₂, Pd/C, quinoline
- Friedel-Crafts acylation RCOCl, anhydrous AlCl₃
- Rosenmund reduction H₂, Pd/BaSO₄
- Stephen reaction (i) SnCl₂ + HCl (ii) H₃O⁺
- Etard reaction (i) CrO₂Cl₂, CS₂ (ii) H₃O⁺
- Gattermann-Koch reaction CO + HCl, anhydrous AlCl₃ / CuCl
- Clemmensen reduction Zn-Hg, conc. HCl
- Wolff-Kishner reduction (i) NH₂NH₂ (ii) KOH / ethylene glycol, heat
- Aldol condensation dilute NaOH; heat for condensation
- Cross aldol condensation dilute NaOH, then heat
- Cannizzaro reaction conc. NaOH
- Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction (i) X₂ / red P (ii) H₂O
- Esterification RCOOH + R'OH, conc. H₂SO₄ (catalyst), heat
- Sandmeyer reaction Cu₂Cl₂ / HCl, Cu₂Br₂ / HBr or CuCN / KCN
- Gattermann reaction Cu powder / HCl or Cu powder / HBr
- Balz-Schiemann reaction HBF₄, then heat
- Hoffmann bromamide degradation Br₂ + NaOH(aq)
- Gabriel phthalimide synthesis potassium phthalimide, then NaOH(aq), heat
- Carbylamine reaction CHCl₃ + alc. KOH, heat
- Diazotisation NaNO₂ + HCl, 273 to 278 K
- Coupling reaction (azo dye) phenol (or aniline)
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