Name of Reagent Conditions Uses

K
2
Cr
2
O
7
with conc.
H
2
SO
4
Warm gently
Oxidising
agent, used
commonly for
oxidising
secondary
alcohols to
ketones.
Excess conc. H
2
SO
4 heat to 170 C
Dehydrating
agent, used to
dehydrate
alcohols to
alkenes.
Cl
2
(g)
Ultra Violet light
Free radical
reaction, used
to convert
alkanes to
haloalkanes.
Br
2
in CCl
4
Room temperature, in the
dark
Electrophilic
addition,
converts
alkenes to
dihaloalkanes.
H
2
(g)
Nickel catalyst, 300 C and
30 atmospheres pressure
Hydrogenating
agent, used to
convert
benzene to
cylcohexane.
H
2
(g)
Nickel catalyst, 150 C
Reducing
agent, used to
convert alkenes
to alkanes
Tin in hydrochloric acid Reflux
Reducing
agent for
converting
nitrobenzene to
phenylamine.
Acidified KMNO4 Room temperature
Oxidising
agent, converts
alkenes to
diols.
NaOH in ethanol Reflux
Elimination
reaction,
converts
haloalkanes to
alkenes.
Aqueous NaOH Reflux
Nucleophilic
substitution,
converts
haloalkanes to
alcohols.
Mg in dry ether Reflux
Used to make
grignard
reagents with
haloalkanes.
Chlorinating
PCl
5 Room temperature
agent, reacts
with OH group
in alcohols and
carboxyllic
acids
HNO
3
and H
2
SO
4
55 C
Adds NO
2
group onto
benzene ring.
Cl
2
and AlCl
3 Warm gently
Adds Cl group
onto benzene
ring.
CH
3
CH
2
Cl and AlCl
3
Warm gently
Adds CH
3
CH
2
group onto
benzene ring.
HCl and NaNO
2 Below 5 C
Forms
diazonium salts
with
phenylamine
NaI/Acetone RoomTemp. Cleaves Halide
Carbon bond
produce alkene by
ALkyl halide
Hg(OAc)2 +H20 RoomTemp Convert alkene to
2" Alcohol