The Most Important Part of Chemistry

The most Important Part of Chemistry (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) is Name Reactions for
JEE Mains and Advanced. If you are in 12th class then you must know these 30
Important Name Reactions in Organic Chemistry. These are very important and directly
come in Board Exams. Here we have done all these reactions with simplicity so that
you also not get confused.
1. Sandmeyer Reaction
When a primary aromatic amine is treated with sodium nitrite in the presence of cold
aqueous mineral acid, a diazonium salt is formed. This freshly prepared diazonium salt
is further mixed with cuprous chloride or bromide which results in the replacement of
diazonium group by –Cl or –Br. This reaction for the synthesis of haloarenes from a
diazonium salt is popularly known as Sandmeyer reaction.
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2. Gattermann Reaction
The Gattermann reaction, (also known as the Gattermann salicylaldehyde synthesis) is

a chemical reaction in which aromatic compounds are formylated by hydrogen cyanide
in the presence of a Friedel–Crafts catalyst (e.g. AlCl3). It is named for the German
chemist Ludwig Gattermann and is similar to the Friedel-Crafts reaction.
3. Balz-Schiemann Reaction
The conversion of aryl amines to aryl fluorides via diazotisation and subsequent thermal
decomposition of the derived tetrafluoroborates or hexafluorophosphates. The
decomposition may also be induced photochemically.
4. Finkelstein Reaction
Treatment of a primary alkyl halide or pseudohalide with an alkali metal halide (e.g. KF,
KI) leads to replacement of the halogen via an SN2 Reaction. This is really very
important for JEE Mains and Advanced Exam.
5. Swartz Reaction
Swarts reaction and Finkelstein reactions are halogen exchange reactions that are
associated with alkyl halides.
Swarts reaction: RX + MF → RF+ MX
6. Wurtz Reaction
The Wurtz reaction, named after Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, is a coupling reaction in

organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and recently inorganic main group
polymers, whereby two alkyl halides are reacted with sodium to form a new alkane:
2R–X + 2Na → R–R + 2Na+X. −

This is also very important for JEE Mains and Advanced Exam.
7. Fitting Reaction
In Fittig reaction, two aryl halides are coupled in presence of sodium metal in dry ether
or tetrahydrofuran to furnish biaryls.
8. Wurtz – Fittig Reaction
The Wurtz–Fittig reaction is the chemical reaction of aryl halides with alkyl halides and
sodium metal in the presence of dry ether to give substituted aromatic compounds.
9. Kolbe’s Reaction
This is really very important for JEE Mains and Advanced Exam.
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10. Reimer- Tiemann Reaction
The Reimer–Tiemann reaction is a chemical reactionused for the ortho-formylation of

phenols; with the simplest example being the conversion of phenol to salicylaldehyde.
The reaction was discovered by Karl Reimer and Ferdinand Tiemann.
11. Rosenmund Reduction
The reaction is catalysed by palladium on barium sulfate, which is sometimes called the
Rosenmund catalyst. Barium sulfate has a low surface area which reduces the activity
of the palladium, preventing over-reduction. However, for certain reactive acyl chlorides
the activity must be reduced further, by the addition of a poison.
12. Gattermann – Koch Reaction
The Gattermann–Koch reaction, named after the German chemists Ludwig

Gattermann and Julius Arnold Koch, refers to a Friedel–Crafts acylation reaction in
which carbon monoxide, hydrochloric acid, and a Friedel–Crafts catalyst (e.g. AlCl3) are
used to produce aromatic aldehydes from various aromatic compounds, including
derivatives of benzene and naphthalene:
From this reaction every alternate year JEE Mains and Advanced Exam, asks
questions.
13. Stephen Reaction or Stephen Reduction
14. Clemmensen Reduction
Clemmensen reduction is a chemical reaction described as a reduction of ketones (or

aldehydes) to alkanes using zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid. This reaction is
named after Erik Christian Clemmensen, a Danish chemist.
This is very important for JEE Mains and Advanced Exam.
15. Wolff – Kishner Reduction
This is really very important for JEE Mains and Advanced Exam.
Answers have been given in decreasing priority order
1.REIMANN-TEIMANN
2.HOFFMAN'S BROMAMIDE
3.PERKIN RXN.
4.CANNIZARO AND ALDOL AND BENZIL-BENZYLIC
5.KOLBE'S RXN. AND STEPHEN'S RDN.
6.HALOFORM RXN.
7.CARBYLAMINE RXN.
8.BECKMANN REARRANGEMENT.
SOME OTHER RXNS.(TO BE IN THE EXTREME SAFE ZONE).
9.BAEYAR VILLIGER
10.BENZOIN CONDENSATION
11.REFORMATSKY RXN.
12.HVZ RXN.
13.CLAISEN CONDENSATION
14.ROSENMUND RXN.
15.DIEKMANN CONDENSATION
16.ETARDS RXN.
17.GATTERMAN
18. HATTER MAN KOCH
19.FRIES REARRANGEMENT
20.ULLMAN RXN
21.WURTZ RXN
22.PINNACOLE PINACOLONE
23.ZININ RXN
24.GABRIEL PHTHALAMIDE SYN.
25.WITTIG RXN.
26.DIAZO-COUPLING
27.CUMENE PEROXIDE
28.WILLIAMSON SYN.
29. DOW'S PROCESS
30.MPV AND OPPENEUR OXDN.
4 TIME WASTING NAMED RXN.(BUT STILL UR COACHING WILL TEACH)
31.RITTER RXN.
32.LOSSEN REARRRANGMENT
33.CURTIUS REARRANGEMENT
34.SCHMIDT REARRANGEMENT

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The most Important Part of Chemistry (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) is Name Reactions for

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The Gattermann reaction, (also known as the Gattermann salicylaldehyde synthesis) is

Swarts reaction: RX + MF → RF+ MX

The Wurtz reaction, named after Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, is a coupling reaction in

2R–X + 2Na → R–R + 2Na+X. −

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8. Wurtz – Fittig Reaction

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10. Reimer- Tiemann Reaction

The Reimer–Tiemann reaction is a chemical reactionused for the ortho-formylation of

12. Gattermann – Koch Reaction

The Gattermann–Koch reaction, named after the German chemists Ludwig

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13. Stephen Reaction or Stephen Reduction

14. Clemmensen Reduction

Clemmensen reduction is a chemical reaction described as a reduction of ketones (or

15. Wolff – Kishner Reduction

Answers have been given in decreasing priority order

4.CANNIZARO AND ALDOL AND BENZIL-BENZYLIC

5.KOLBE'S RXN. AND STEPHEN'S RDN.

SOME OTHER RXNS.(TO BE IN THE EXTREME SAFE ZONE).

18. HATTER MAN KOCH

24.GABRIEL PHTHALAMIDE SYN.

29. DOW'S PROCESS

30.MPV AND OPPENEUR OXDN.

4 TIME WASTING NAMED RXN.(BUT STILL UR COACHING WILL TEACH)

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