Carbylamine Reaction
The Carbylamine Reaction (also called the Hofmann Isocyanide Synthesis) is a reaction which produces an isocyanide, starting from a primary amine, chloroform and a base. More About Carbylamine Reaction This …
organic reactions
Perkin Reaction
The Perkin Reaction involves the synthesis of -unsaturated acids. It is an aldol type condensation reaction between an aromatic aldehyde (Ar-CHO) and a carboxylic acid anhydride (RCO)2O catalyzed by a …
Kolbe’s Reaction
Kolbe’s Reaction or Kolbe-Schmitt Reaction is a Carboxylation reaction. The final main product is an aromatic hydroxy acid, popularly known as Salicylic Acid. Carboxylation is the reaction in which a …
Fittig Reaction
Fittig Reaction is a form of ‘Coupling Reaction’ in which two aryl(aromatic) groups combine in the presence of Sodium in dry ether or THF(Tetrahydrofuran) to form a biaryl species. Example: …
Gattermann Koch Reaction
Gattermann Koch Reaction involves formylation (addition of Aldehyde group) of an aromatic compound with the help of formyl chloride (produced by Carbon Monoxide and HCl) and Lewis Catalysts. The reaction …
Difference Between SN1 and SN2 Reactions
SN1 and SN2 reactions are two kinds of organic reactions. Specifically, they are “Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions”. We are going to discuss the terminology involved here and find out the difference …
Cannizzaro Reaction
Cannizzaro Reaction is a chemical reaction that involves the base-induced disproportionation of two molecules of a non-enolizable aldehyde to give primary alcohol and carboxylic acid. History This reaction was first …
Clemmensen Reduction
The Clemmensen reduction is a chemical reaction that allows the reduction of ketones to alkanes using zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid. This reaction is named after Danish chemist, Erik …
Victor Meyer Test
Victor Meyer Test is one of the frequently used methods to differentiate between primary(1°), secondary(2°) and tertiary(3°) alcohols. Each kind of alcohol 1°, 2° and 3° has a different colour …
Friedel Crafts Acylation
Friedel Crafts Acylation, as the name suggests, is an organic reaction that is used in the addition of acyl substituents to aromatic compounds. This is a coupling reaction that uses …