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Aromatics and Carbonyls Flashcards

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Huckels’s rule

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Pi electrons = 4n + 2 for aromatic compounds

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Halogenation of benzene

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HX and FeX3 or AlX3
- X2 donates lp to halogen carrier
- Creates complex ion
- Benzene acts as nucleophile (attacks s+ X)
- HX and halogen carrier regenerate

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Nitration of benzene

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Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO2) -> nitronium ion
- Benzene reacts with nitronium ion
- Water picks up excess H+

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Sulfonation of benzene

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Sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and sulfer trioxide (SO3) create complex ion
- Benzene acts as a nucleophile and reacts with ion
- Regenerates sulfuric acid

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Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of benzene

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Lewis acid and complimentary lewis base (Haloalkane) form complex ion
- Benzene acts as nucleophile
- Regenerates Lewis acid and HX
- Forms polyalkylated benzenes
- Rarely used in synthesis

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Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene

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Acyl choloride and lewis acid form coordiantion complex then acylium ion
- Benzene reacts with ion and regenerates lewis acid and HX
- Often used in synthesis

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  • NH2, -NHR, -NR2
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+M>-I strongly activating (1 reactive)

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-OH, -OR

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+M>-I strongly activating (2 reactive)

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-NHCOR, -OCOR

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+M>-I activating (3 reactive)

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-Ph, -CH-CH2

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+M, +I Activating (4 reactive)

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-R

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+I weakly activating (5 reactive)

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-Cl, -Br, -I

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-I>+M deactivating (6 reactive)

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-CHO, -COR

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-M, -I deactivating (7 reactive)

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-CO2H, -CO2R

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-M,-I deactivating (8 reactive)

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-SO3H

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-M,-I strongly deactivating (9 reactive)

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-NO2

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-M,-I strongly deactivating (10 reactive)

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Regioselectivity of activating groups

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Increased electron density at 2,4 positions

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Where do halogens direct groups?

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2,4 position

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Regioselectivity of deactivating groups

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Increase electron densitiy at 3 position

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why is 2,4 more stable for +M groups?

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Produces another resonance form (more disperse charge on intermediate)

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Para

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4

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Ortho

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2

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Meta

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3

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NO2 -> NH2

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Reduction - Sn/HCl

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COR -> CH2R
Reduction - Zn/Hg/HCl
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CH3 -> CO2H
Oxidation - KmNO4
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Solution to Friedel-Crafts alkylation
Friedel-Crafts acyaltion and then Clemmensen reduction (Zn/HCl/Hg)
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Amide -> amine
NaOH, H2O, heat
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Sulfuric acid -> H
H2SO4, H2O, heat
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Aldehyde
R-CO-H
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Ketone
R-CO-R
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Carboxylic acid
R-CO-OH
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Acyl CHloride
R-CO-Cl
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Acid anhydride
R-CO-OCOR
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Ester
R-CO-OR
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Amide
R-CO-NH2
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Addition of strong nucleophile to carbonyl
Forms alcohol
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Addition of weak nucleophile to carbonyl
Carbonyl is a weak base - protonate with H+ to form strong electrophile - weak nucleophile reacts - Forms alcohol
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What groups can a negatively charged nucleophile substitute out of a carbonyl?
Cl, OCOR, OR, NR2
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What groups can a neutral nucleophile substitute out of a carbonyl?
Cl, OCOR
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What groups can a weak nucleophile substitute out of a carbonyl?
OH, OR, NR2
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-ly charged nucleophile substitution of carbonyl
creates a substituted carbonyl and forms X- - X- more unstable than Nu- - But C-X (and C-O in intermediate) weaker than C=O
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Neutral nucleophile substitution of carbonyl
Carbonyl must be strong electrophile - Et3N/pyridine required to deprotonate weak nucleophile in intermediate - creates a substituted carbonyl and forms X-
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Weak nucleophile substitution of carbonyl
Carbonyl initialy protonated (acid catalysis) - Forms strong electrophile Forms XH (seperates in solution) and substituted carbonyl
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Alpha-substituted reaction of a carbonyl
- base removed H from alpha position - Forms enolate ion - More stable resonance forms has - on O (strong nucleophile) - Reacts with electrophile
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Why are aldehydes generally more reactive than ketones?
- Nucleophile can approach aldehydes more readily and trans state is less crowded - Carbon in ketone less electrophilic
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Reduction of carbonyl
Sodium borohydride (NaBH4) (weaker) or lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) (stronger)
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Reduction of carbonyl
- Produced Alkoxide ion - Workup
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Why are tertiary alcohols not easily oxidised?
Because a C-C bond needs to be broken
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Oxidation of a 2' alcohol forms....
Ketone
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Oxidation of a 1' alcohol forms...
Aldehyde
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Further oxidation of a 1' alcohol forms...
A carboxylic acid
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Oxidizing agent to form a ketone
CrO3 and H+ Jones reagent
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Oxidizing agent to form an aldehyde...
PCC
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Oxidizing agent to form carboxylic acid...
CrO3 and H+ Jones reagent/KMnO4
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What is an organometallic?
Organic group bonded to metal R-M
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organometallic acting as a nucleophile
forms primary alcohol and metal oxide
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Grignard reagent
R-MgX
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Formation of grignard reagent
- Anhydrous - N2 - Will ready react with O2 and water
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Grignard + aldehyde
2' alcohol and HOMgX
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Grignard + ketone
tertiary alcohol + HOMgX
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Wittig reaction
Phosphonium Ylide and carbonyl
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Hydration of carbonyl
reversible forms hydrate - Eq determined by stability of carbonyl relative to hydrate
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Addition of an alcohol to carbonyl
forms hemiacetals acid catalyst
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Hemiacetal + 2nd eq of alcohol
Acetal
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why are acetals useful?
Act as protecting groups for aldehydes (do not react w bases, redox reagents and nucleophiles)
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How to reverse acetal formation
H+ catalyst and remove H2O
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Addition of primary amine to carbonyl
reversible, forms imine
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pH of formation of imine
4.5 - below and amine becomes protonated and above theres not enough H+ to protonate the -OH in hemiaminal
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Reduction of imine
NaBH4 to amine
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Ester + nucleophile
nucleophilic acyl substitution
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Carboxylic acid + Nucleophile
competitive deprotonation
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Best leaving groups
- neutral - stable - for an anion - low pKa for conjugate acid indicates A- is relatively stable
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Why are ketones and aldehydes more reactive than etsers
C is more + in a/k OR is +M
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Relative reactivity of carboxylic acid derivatives
acyl chloride, acid anhydride, ester, amide
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Why are acyl chlorides so reactive?
-I stronger than +M
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why are acid anhydrides so reactive?
-I>+M - lp on O is shared
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Why are esters less reactive?
+M>-I
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why are amides the least reactive?
+M>>-I
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Esterification of carboxylic acid
Weak nucleophile with acid catalyst - produces ester Reversible - alcohol and dehydrating agent to force equilibrium (like MgSO4)
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Carboxylic acid + ammonia
acid base reaction room temp RCO2- +NH4 salt formed
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Carboxylic avid Et3N/pyridine
forms salts
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Carboxylic + SOCl2
Acyl chloride + SO2 + HCl
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alternatives to SOCl2
Phosphorus trichloride/pentachloride
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Hydrolysis of acyl chloride
Cl- is the leaving group carboxylic acid
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Alcoholysis of acid anhydride
ester + RCO2-
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What nucleophiles do esters react with?
Strong and weak (w catalyst)
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Why do amides undergo few nucleophilic substitutions?
carbonyl carbon not electrophillic
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Reduction of ester
LiAlH4 (NaBH4 not strong enough) 1' alcohol
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Base hydrolysis of an ester
saponification carboxylic acid and ROH
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Ester + Grignard reagent
3' alcohol
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Acyl chloride + ammonia (2 eq.)
Primary amide + Cl-
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Hydrolysis of amide
- heating in conc. aq acid or hydroxide ion - carboxylic acid + NH4+
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What is an enol?
a C(OH)=R group a structural isomer of a carbonyl
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What is keto-enol tautomerism?
The interconversion between keto and enol forms of a carbonyl
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Acid catalyst tautomerism
- Protantates O of C=O - regenerates acid at end
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Base catalysed tautomerism
- Forms enolate ion - -OH regenerated
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Why is the keto form more stable?
- Combined enthalpy of bonds higher than enol - However enol stabilised if C=C is conjugated with a second pi bond and if -OH is involved in intramolecular H-bonding
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What molecules are prone to enolisation?
Aldehydes and ketones (not esters and carb acids)
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Are enols nucleophiles or electrophiles?
Nucleophiles
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Reaction of enols with bromine
- Acid cat. - After acid cat. tautomerism Br- introduced at alpha pos. of ketone (extremely weak base, more likely that H2O acts as base in this step)
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Why will a brominated enol resist further bromination?
due to +I effect of Br
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Why are H atoms in the alpha positions of carbonyls acidic
the -I and -M effects of carbonyls stabilise the enolate ion
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Enolate ion + electrophile
- 2 diff nucleophilic sites due to resonance - major product is substitution at C
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Aldol condensation
- OH- catalyst - Rapid and reversible - product both aldehyde and alcohol
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What is the equilibrium of aldol condensation?
- Aldehyde eq. lies to aldol - Ketone eq. lies to ketone
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What configurational isomer do enals favour?
E - more stable than Z

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