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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to sulfonic acid

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conc. Sulfuric Acid Reflux

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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to bromobenzene

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Liquid Bromine FeBr3 catalyst Room Temperature

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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to cyclohexane

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(Hydrogenation) Hydrogen gas, 30 atm Finely divided Nickel powder 300 Celcius

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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to acylbenzene

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(Friedel-Crafts Acylation) Either Acyl chloride or acid anhydride Reflux AlCl3 catalyst

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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to alkylbenzene

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(Friedel-Crafts Alkylation) chloroalkane Reflux AlCl3 catalyst

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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to nitrobenzene

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conc. Nitric acid conc. Sulfuric acid For monosubstitution, keep below 55 Celcius

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Reagents and conditions to convert benzene to chlorobenzene

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Chlorine gas AlCl3 catalyst (Anhydrous, ie, no water present) Room temperature

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Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to bromoalkane

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HBr (NaBr + c. sulphuric acid) reflux

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Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to chloroalkane

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conc. HCl

#10

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Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to an alkene

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Solid aluminium oxide 300 degrees OR c. sulphuric acid reflux

#11

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Reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to an aldehyde

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Acidified potassium dichromate Distillation

#12

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Reagents and conditions to convert an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid

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Acidified potassium dichromate reflux

#13

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Reagents and conditions to convert an aldehyde to a primary alcohol

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NaBH4

#14

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Both sets of reagents and conditions to convert a primary alcohol to an ester

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1: Acyl chloride OR acid anhydride anhydrous conditions OR 2: Carboxylic acid c. Conc sulphuric acid catalyst reflux

#15

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Reagents and conditions to convert an aldehyde to a carboxylic acid

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Cr2O72-/H+ (aq) reflux OR Heat with Fehling’s solution

#16

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Reagents and conditions to convert an aldehyde to a cyanohydrin

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HCN alkaline conditions

#17

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Reagent to convert a carboxylic acid to a carboxylate ion

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NaOH(aq)

#18

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Reagent for converting a carboxylate ion into a carboxylic acid

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HCl(aq)

#19

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Reagent and catalyst used for converting a carboxylic acid into an ester

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An alcohol and concentrated H2SO4 as a catalyst

#20

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Reagents for the conversion of a ketone into a cyanohydrin

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HCN +alkali

#21

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Reagents for the conversion of a ketone into a secondary alcohol

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NaBH4

#22

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Conditions and reagents for hydrolysing an ester into a carboxylic acid

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Reflux with aqueous avid or alkali Using alkali gives the salt of carboxylic acid

#23

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Conditions and reagents for converting an acid anhydride into an ester

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An alcohol, anhydrous conditions, reflux

#24

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Conditions and reagents for converting an acyl chloride into an ester

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An alcohol, room temperature