CLASS XII CHEMISTRY
Some Important Organic
Reactions
BY AKKL, PHSS VPR
, FINKELSTEIN REACTION
Alkyl chloride or bromide + Sodium iodide (NaI)
𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
Alkyl iodide.
𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
R-X + NaI R-I + NaX (where X = Cl, Br)
𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
CH3-CH2-Br + NaI CH3-CH2-I + NaBr
, SWARTS REACTION
Alkyl chloride or bromide + AgF Alkyl
fluoride
R-X + AgF ՜ R-F + AgX (where X = Cl or Br)
CH3-CH2-Br + AgF ՜ CH3-CH2-F + AgBr
, SANDMEYER REACTION
𝑪𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆Τ𝑪𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒆
Benzene diazonium chloride
Chlorobenzene / Bromobenzene
+ – 𝐂𝐮𝟐 𝐂𝐥𝟐
C6H5N2Cl C6H5-Cl
+ – 𝐂𝐮𝟐 𝐁𝐫𝟐
C6H5N2Cl C6H5-Br
Some Important Organic
Reactions
BY AKKL, PHSS VPR
, FINKELSTEIN REACTION
Alkyl chloride or bromide + Sodium iodide (NaI)
𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
Alkyl iodide.
𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
R-X + NaI R-I + NaX (where X = Cl, Br)
𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
CH3-CH2-Br + NaI CH3-CH2-I + NaBr
, SWARTS REACTION
Alkyl chloride or bromide + AgF Alkyl
fluoride
R-X + AgF ՜ R-F + AgX (where X = Cl or Br)
CH3-CH2-Br + AgF ՜ CH3-CH2-F + AgBr
, SANDMEYER REACTION
𝑪𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆Τ𝑪𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒆
Benzene diazonium chloride
Chlorobenzene / Bromobenzene
+ – 𝐂𝐮𝟐 𝐂𝐥𝟐
C6H5N2Cl C6H5-Cl
+ – 𝐂𝐮𝟐 𝐁𝐫𝟐
C6H5N2Cl C6H5-Br