ORGANIC REAGENTS
S.No. Reagent Function
1 PCl3, PBr3, PI3 Alcohols into Alkyl halides
2 SoCl2, PCl5 Alcohols into Alkyl chlorides &
Carboxylic acids into Acid Chlorides
3 HCl/ZnCl2,HBr,HI Alcohols into alkyl halides
4 Cl2/Fe or FeCl3 Cl group substituting on Benzene
0
5 NaNO2 /HCl 0-5 C Diazotisation
6 CuCl,CuBr,CuCN,KI,H2O, Diazonium Cholride into Chlor Benzene,
H3PO2 Bromo Benzene, Benzo nitrile, Iodo
Benzene , Phenol,Benzene respectively
7 HBF4 or NaBF4 Diazonium Chloride into Floro Benzene
8 AgF or Hg2F2 or SbF3 or Alkyl halides into alkyl florides
CoF2
9 Na / dry ether Alkyl halides into alkanes
10 NaOH 623/443/368K Chloro benzene to phenol
11 Br2 /FeBr3 Bromination of Benzene
12 Cl2 /FeCl3 Chlorination of Benzene
13 CH3Cl /AlCl3 alkylation of benzene and its derivatives
14 CH-CO-Cl /AlCl3 Acylation on benzene
15 H2SO4 /HNO3 Nitration of benzene
16 (CHCO)2O /AlCl3 O – Acylation of Phenol
17 H2SO4 Sulphonation on Benzene
18 H2O/ H 2SO4 alkenes into alcohols
Aq KOH Alkyl halide into alcohol
-
19 BH3 /H2O 2 /OH Alkenes into alcohols (Anti
Markownikoff product)
20 NaBH4/ LiAlH4(LAH) Aldehydes, ketones, acids into alcohols,
Nito & Cynides , Isocyanides into amines
21 H2/ Ni or H2/Pd reduction of aldehydes, ketones and
cynides
+
22 RMgX/H3O Aldehydes, ketones into alcohls
+
23 O2/H Cumene to phenol
24 Na Alcohol or phenol into Sodium
alkoxide/Phenoxide
25 (CHCO)2O/ CH-CO-Cl O acylation on phenol or N acylation on
Aneline or amine
26 Conc.H 2SO4/443K Conversion of primary alcohols into
Alkenes
27 Conc.H 2SO4/410K Conversion of alcohols into Ethers
28 85% H3POK Secondary alcohol into alkene
29 20% H3PO4/358K Tertiary alcohol into alkene
Alcoholic KOH Alkyl halide into alkene
S.No. Reagent Function
1 PCl3, PBr3, PI3 Alcohols into Alkyl halides
2 SoCl2, PCl5 Alcohols into Alkyl chlorides &
Carboxylic acids into Acid Chlorides
3 HCl/ZnCl2,HBr,HI Alcohols into alkyl halides
4 Cl2/Fe or FeCl3 Cl group substituting on Benzene
0
5 NaNO2 /HCl 0-5 C Diazotisation
6 CuCl,CuBr,CuCN,KI,H2O, Diazonium Cholride into Chlor Benzene,
H3PO2 Bromo Benzene, Benzo nitrile, Iodo
Benzene , Phenol,Benzene respectively
7 HBF4 or NaBF4 Diazonium Chloride into Floro Benzene
8 AgF or Hg2F2 or SbF3 or Alkyl halides into alkyl florides
CoF2
9 Na / dry ether Alkyl halides into alkanes
10 NaOH 623/443/368K Chloro benzene to phenol
11 Br2 /FeBr3 Bromination of Benzene
12 Cl2 /FeCl3 Chlorination of Benzene
13 CH3Cl /AlCl3 alkylation of benzene and its derivatives
14 CH-CO-Cl /AlCl3 Acylation on benzene
15 H2SO4 /HNO3 Nitration of benzene
16 (CHCO)2O /AlCl3 O – Acylation of Phenol
17 H2SO4 Sulphonation on Benzene
18 H2O/ H 2SO4 alkenes into alcohols
Aq KOH Alkyl halide into alcohol
-
19 BH3 /H2O 2 /OH Alkenes into alcohols (Anti
Markownikoff product)
20 NaBH4/ LiAlH4(LAH) Aldehydes, ketones, acids into alcohols,
Nito & Cynides , Isocyanides into amines
21 H2/ Ni or H2/Pd reduction of aldehydes, ketones and
cynides
+
22 RMgX/H3O Aldehydes, ketones into alcohls
+
23 O2/H Cumene to phenol
24 Na Alcohol or phenol into Sodium
alkoxide/Phenoxide
25 (CHCO)2O/ CH-CO-Cl O acylation on phenol or N acylation on
Aneline or amine
26 Conc.H 2SO4/443K Conversion of primary alcohols into
Alkenes
27 Conc.H 2SO4/410K Conversion of alcohols into Ethers
28 85% H3POK Secondary alcohol into alkene
29 20% H3PO4/358K Tertiary alcohol into alkene
Alcoholic KOH Alkyl halide into alkene