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Home > Sciences > Organic Chemistry II > Preparations: Carboxylic Acids
Summary of Preparations
  • Preparations: Aryl Halides
  • Preparations: Ethers
  • Preparations: Alcohols
  • Preparations: Aldehydes
  • Preparations: Ketones
  • Preparations: Alkyl Halides
  • Preparations: Carboxylic Acids
  • Preparations: Phenols
  • Preparations: Halo Acids, α‐Hydroxy Acids, and α, β‐Unsaturated Acids
  • Preparations: Amines
Summary of Reactions
  • Reactions: Alkyl Halides
  • Reactions: Phenols
  • Reactions: Aryl Halides
  • Reactions: Ethers
  • Reactions: Alcohols
  • Reactions: Aldehydes and Ketones
  • Reactions: Aromatic Compounds
  • Reactions: Carboxylic Acids
  • Reactions: Esters
  • Reactions: Acyl Halides
  • Reactions: Anhydrides
  • Reactions: Amines
Aromatic Compounds
  • Benzene
  • Hückel's Rule
  • Other Aromatic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds
  • Introduction to Aromatic Compounds
Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
  • Friedel‐Crafts Alkylation Reaction
  • Friedel‐Crafts Acylation Reaction
  • Directing Group Influence
  • Theory of Substitution Effects
  • Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions
  • The Birch Reduction of Benzene
Alkyl Halides
  • Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
  • Leaving Group
  • Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: Mechanisms
  • SN1 versus SN2 Reactions
  • Elimination Reactions
  • Introduction to Alkyl Halides
  • Mechanism of Elimination Reactions
  • Nucleus and Nucleophiles
  • Grignard Reaction
  • Preparation of Alkyl Halides
Phenols and Aryl Halides
  • Reactions of Phenolic Hydrogen
  • Reactions of Phenolic Benzene Rings
  • Aryl Halides
  • Synthesis of Aryl Halides
  • Reactions of Aryl Halides
  • Phenols
  • Synthesis of Phenols
Alcohols and Ethers
  • Reactions of Alcohols
  • Ethers
  • Synthesis of Ethers
  • Reactions of Ethers
  • Alcohols
  • Synthesis of Alcohols
Aldehydes and Ketones
  • Ketones
  • Synthesis of Ketones
  • Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
  • Aldehydes
  • Synthesis of Aldehydes
Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
  • Introduction to Carboxylic Acids
  • Preparation of Carboxylic Acids
  • Reactions of Carboxylic Acids
  • Reduction of Carboxylic Acids
Amines
  • Introduction to Amines
  • Preparation of Amines
  • Reactions of Amines
Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Introduction: Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Mass Spectra
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectra
  • Ultraviolet and Visible Spectra

Preparations: Carboxylic Acids

Oxidation of alkenes


Ozonolysis of alkenes


Oxidation of primary alcohols



Oxidation of aldehydes



Oxidation of alkyl benzenes



Hydrolysis of nitriles



Carbonation of a Grignard



Via acetoacetic ester


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