Types of Reaction Reagents Conditions Organic Products Side Products
Types of Reaction Reagents Conditions Organic Products Side Products
Reaction Products
Combustion Oxygen and ethanol - - Carbon dioxide
and Water
Electrophilic Water H3PO4 Catalyst Alcohol -
Addition of
Alkene
Oxidation of Cold Dilute Acidified - Alcohol(diol) -
Alkenes Potassium
Manganate(VII)
Nucleophilic Sodium hydroxide Heat under reflux Alcohol -
Substitution
Reaction of
Halogenoalkane
Hydrolysis of Water Heat Alcohol -
Halogenoalkane
Reduction of an Sodium borohydride - Alcohol -
Aldehyde or or Lithium
Ketone tetrahydridoaluminat
e
Reduction of a Sodium borohydride, Heat Alcohol Water
Carboxylic Acid Lithium
tetrahydridoaluminat
e or hydrogen gas
Hydrolysis of an Water or NaOH Dilute acid and heat Alcohol and -
Ester under reflux (for Carboxylic salt
water)
Heat under
reflux(for NaOH)
Reaction with Alcohol - Alkoxide Hydrogen
Sodium
Oxidation Alcohol, Potassium H+ ions Primary Water if ketone
Manganate or Heat under reflux alcohol= or aldehyde is
Potassium aldehyde or produced.
Dichromate carboxylic acid
Secondary
alcohol= ketone
Dehydration Alcohol Concentrated Alkenes Water
sulphuric acid or
aluminium oxide at
180ºC or 350ºC
respectively
Esterification Carboxylic acid and Concentrated Esters Water
Alcohol sulphuric acid
Reaction with Ethanoyl Chloride - Ester Hydrochloride
Ethanoyl and Alcohol
Chloride
Reaction with Alcohol and PCl5 - Halogenoalkane POCl3 and HCl
PCl5
Reaction with Alcohol and SOCl2 - Halogenoalkane SO2 and HCl
SOCl2
Reaction with Alcohol and HCl - Halogenoalkane Water
HCl