Types of Reactions (GATE CY) — Study Resources & PYQs
Types of Reactions: Nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution reactions (both aromatic and aliphatic). Addition reactions to carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom (N and O) multiple bonds. Elimination reactions. Reactive intermediates – carbocation, carbanion, carbenes, nitrenes, arynes and free radicals. Molecular rearrangements. Barton decarboxylation and Barton-McCombie reaction, Hunsdiecker reaction.