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  • Chapter 20

    • Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids

      • 1.  Oxidation of primary alcohols and aldehydes

      • 2.  Oxidation cleavage of alkenes and alkynes

      • 3.  Oxidation of alkylbenzenes

      • 4.  Carboxylation of Grignard reagents ADDS 1 R group

      • 5.  Formation and hydrolysis of nitriles ADDS 1 C

    • Reactions of Carboxylic Acids

      • General Types of Reactions

      • 1.  Salt formation

      • 2.  Conversion to acid chlorides

      • 3.  Conversion to esters, Fischer esterification


      • 4.  Conversion to amides

      • 5.  Conversion to anhydrides

      • 6.  Reduction to primary alcohols

      • 7.  Reduction to aldehydes

      • 8.  Alkylation to form ketones