primary alcohol

• aldehyde to primary alcohol

  • NaBH4 / H2O
  • reduction
• primary alcohol to haloalkane

  sodium halide / H2SO4
• haloalkane to primary alcohol

  NaOH (aq)
• alkene to primary alcohol

  • hydration
  • H3PO4 / H2O
• the type of reaction from alcohol to carboxylic acid is oxidation
• primary alcohols must be oxidised twice to form carboxylic acids
• primary alcohol to aldehyde

  • oxidation
  • K2Cr2O7 / H2SO4