Ethane from Methyl

chloride

2 H3C

Br

2 Na

Dry Ether

H3C

CH3

2 NaBr

Butane from Ethyl

Chloride

Alkane from Aldehyde

and ketone

Amalgated zinc = Zn.Hg

Propane from Propanal

How to obtain Ethene from

Ethyl Alcohol

How to obtain Ethene from 1,2

Di chloro Ethane?

Dehalogenation of vicinal
dihalides
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|
C C
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1,2 Di chloro
X
X
Ethane

Zn

|
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C= C
Ethene

ZnX2

How to obtain Alcohol

Alkenes?

from

How to obtain Butanol from

Butene ?

Convert Pentanal to
Pentanol

GENERAL EQUATION: REDUCTION

OF ALDEHYDES AND KETONES
Aldehyde + H2 ---> primary alcohol
Ketone + H22 ---> secondary alcohol

How to obtain Aldehyde from

Primary Alcohol?

Oxidation of Alcohol to form

Aldehyde and Ketone

KMnO4

How to obtain Ketone from

Secondary Alcohol?

Convert Ethanol to
Ethanoic Acid

Convert Methane to
Ethane

Ethane to Methane