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Summary of Reactions

Organic ChemistrySummary of Reactions
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10 • Summary of Reactions

10 • Summary of Reactions

No stereochemistry is implied unless specifically indicated with wedged, solid, and dashed lines.

  1. Preparation of alkyl halides
    1. From alkenes by allylic bromination (Section 10.3)
    2. From alcohols (Section 10.5)

      (1) Reaction with HX

      (2) Reaction of 1° and 2° alcohols with SOCl2

      (3) Reaction of 1° and 2° alcohols with PBr3

      (4) Reaction of 1° and 2° alcohols with HF–pyridine

  2. Reactions of alkyl halides
    1. Formation of Grignard (organomagnesium) reagents (Section 10.6)
    2. Formation of Gilman (diorganocopper) reagents (Section 10.7)
    3. Organometallic coupling (Section 10.7)

      (1) Diorganocopper reaction

      (2) Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura reaction
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