Reagents and Reaction types

Different chemical formulas, a round bottom flask and part of a periodic table
Challenging reagents
  • Hydrazine hydrate
  • Complex hydrides (NaBH4)
  • Cyanides
  • Potassium fluoride (KF)
  • Metals (Na, Li, Mg, Zn)
  • Br2, Cl2, SOCl2, (COCl)2, PCl3, POCl3,
  • Triphosgene
  • Sulfur based (CS 2, dimethylsulfate, mercaptans, thiochloroformates)
  • Lithium alkyls (BuLi)
  • Butyl nitrite
  • Sodium Methoxide
  • Lithium Amide
  • Nitrooxadiazamines, azides
  • Amines (Pyridine, TEA)
  • Methane sulfonic acids
  • Hydrogen peroxide
Basic technologies
  • Organometallic chemistry
  • Heterocyclic chemistry
  • Chlorination
  • Halex Exchange Fluorination
  • Bromination / Iodination
  • Alkylation and Acylations
  • Friedel-Crafts reactions
  • Oxidation
  • Reduction
  • Nitration
  • Hydrogenations
  • Thermal rearrangements
  • C-C bond formations: Aldol, Michael, Wittig
  • Strecker reaction
Cutting edge technologies
  • Cross-coupling technologies (Heck, Suzuki, etc.)
  • Buchwald CN coupling
  • Asymmetric synthesis
  • Asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation
  • Grignard reactions