----Preparation of Alkene---1. Dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halide C C H X
Ease of dehydrohalogenayion of alkyl halides 3o>2o>1o alcohol
+ KOH
C C
+ KX + H2O
Examples: Cl + CH3CHCH2CH3 + CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl AlCl3 CH3 C CH2CH3
chief product
CH2CH2CH2CH3
2. Conversion of side chain O R
Zn(Hg)n, HCl or N2H4, base
CH2R Clemmensen or
----Preparation of Alkylbenzene---1. Friedel-Crafts alkylation + R X
Lewis acid
R + HX
R may rearrange
Lewis acid: AlCl3, BF3, HF, etc. Ar X cannot be used in place of R X
C C OH OH
syn-Hydroxylation
C C
RCO2OH
C O
C
H2O,H+
C OH
OH C
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anti-Hydroxylation
6. Aldol condensation 7. Reduction of carbonyl compounds 8. Reduction of acid and esters