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Block 4 - Functional Groups 1 Flashcards

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Alkene properties

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Double bond - one sigma, one pi
Carbons are sp2 hybridised - flat
120°
Considered electron rich as it contains 2 electrons in the sigma bond and 2 in the pi bond
Unsaturated
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Preparation of alkenes

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Usually via elimination reactions

  • Acid catalysed dehydration of (removal of H2O from) alcohols (reagent: conc H2SO4)
  • Base promoted dehydrohalogenation of (removal of HX from) alkyl halides (reagent: KOH or NaOH in ethanol)
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Saytzeff rule

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The major product is the most substituted alkene (more Cs); the alkene with the least no of Hs directly attached to the Cs of the C=C

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C=C acts as a ….

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Nucleophile, as the double bond is electron rich

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Alkenes: types of addition reactions

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Hydrogenation

Reactions initiated by addition of an electrophile E+

  • H+ as an electrophile
  • Halogenation
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Alkenes: hydrogenation

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Reagent: H2/catalyst (Pt or Pd)
Sometimes called a reduction
Occurs with syn stereochemistry - both Hs add to the same side of the molecule, i.e. always cis
- H atoms absorbed onto catalyst surface

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Alkenes: H+ as an electrophile

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Overall, addition of HZ (Z = halogen, OH, OR) via a carbocation intermediate

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Markovnikov’s rule

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The more substituted product is formed
Addition of an asymmetrical reagent to an asymmetrical alkene gives the major product of the compound where the electropositive part of the reagent (usually H+) has bonded to the carbon of the C=C that is directly bonded to the greater no of H atoms

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1° 2° and 3° carbocation intermediates

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3° more stable than 2° more stable than 1°

More stable –> more likely to form –> major product

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Halogenation - steps

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  1. Halogen acts as an electrophile. C=C is e- rich, so pushes e- in Br2 to one end –> induced dipole in Br2
  2. Halide ion acts as a nucleophile

Occurs with anti stereochemistry, i.e. always trans

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Halogenation: presence of other nucleophiles

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Presence of other nucleophiles can compete and give diff products

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How are alkenes often detected in the lab

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Discharge of Br2 colour (orange to colourless)

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Preparation of alkynes

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Di-dehydrohalogenation of dihaloalkanes

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Br2 addition to alkene

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Always adds trans to an alkene

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Why doesn’t benzene undergo reactions typical of alkenes

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Due to resonance

Aromatic rings are more stable than normal C=C bonds

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Resonance energy of benzene

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Conjugated double bonds present gives it extra stability, referred to as ‘resonance energy’

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How to tell if cyclic hydrocarbons are aromatic

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They contain (4N + 2)pi electrons, where N is the number of rings

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Aniline

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Benzene ring monosubstituted with NH2

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Nitrobenzene

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Benzene ring monosubstituted with NO2

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Phenol

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Benzene ring monosubstituted with OH

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Toulene

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Benzene ring monosubstituted with CH3

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Disubstituted benzene ring positions

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Ortho (1)
Meta (2)
Para (3)

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> Disubstituted benzene rings - numbering

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Use lowest possible sum of numbers for substituents

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Alkynes

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Triple bond - one sigma, two pi
Carbons are sp hybridised - 180°
Unsaturated
Generally nucleophiles
Generally undergo addition reactions
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Alkyne: Hydrogenation - reagent

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To form alkane: H2/Pt or Ht/Pd

To form Z alkene (cis): Lindlar catalyst/H2 [Pd/Pb(OAC)2]

To form E alkene (trans):

  1. Li/liq NH3
  2. H2O
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Alkyne: Electrophilic addition of HX and X2

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Markovnikov’s rule followed for HX addition
Reaction can be stopped after addition of one mole equivalent of reagent
Anti-stereochemistry of addition is observed

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Alkyne: Hydration

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Addition of only one mole equivalent of water
Products are ketones (except for ethyne)
Reagent: aq H2SO4 / HgSO4

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Tautomeric equilibrium

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Species involved are tautomers

Enol (unstable) and keto (more stable)

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Formation of alkynide anions from terminal alkynes

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The H on a terminal alkyne is weakly acidic and can be removed with a strong base (Na+NH2-)
Forms C- (nucleophile)

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Aromatic compound reactions

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Have extra stability of ‘resonance energy’ which prevents them from doing addition reaction chemistry
Undergo electrophilic aromatic substitution

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Wheland intermediates

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Resonance stabilised cations

Positive charges can only be ortho or para to the incoming electrophile group

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Benzene mechanism steps

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Substitution: addition –> elimination
Electrophile attack - slow step
Proton loss - fast step

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How are strong electrophiles generated

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Often formed by catalytic action
Halogenation
Nitration
Friedel-Crafts acylation
Friedel-Crafts alkylation
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Generation of electrophiles - halogenation

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Catalyst: Fe used to activate the halogen and generate a very reactive electrophile
X-X + FeX3 –> X+ + FeX4-
Where X+ is the very reactive electrophile

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Generation of electrophiles - Nitration

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HNO3 + H2SO4 –> NO2+ + HSO4- + H2O
Where NO2+ is very reactive electrophile
Nitro group: NO2

36
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Which reactions can be introduced directly onto aromatic ring using electrophilic aromatic substitution

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Br2, NO2, R (short; CH3, CH2CH3, (CH3)2CH2)

37
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Generation of electrophiles - Friedel-Crafts acylation

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Adding C=O to ring
Catalyst: AlX3 where X is a halogen
Forms R-C=O: very reactive electrophile, and then reacts with ring to replace a H

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Generation of electrophiles - Friedel-Crafts alkylation

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Adding R to ring
RX + AlX3 (catalyst)
Only works for small alkanes
R = CH3, CH3CH2, (CH3)2CH

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Aromatic ring - reaction with Br2

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Reaction only with Br2 adds 2 Br atoms trans to each other

Reaction with Br2 and FeBr3 (catalyst) substitutes an H on the ring with a Br atom

40
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Diazonium ion

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Benzene monosubstituted with N2+

41
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Benzene ring to phenol

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Ring substituent changes from:

H — HNO3/H2SO4 —> NO2 — Fe/H+ —> NH2 — HNO2 / 0°C —> N2+ — H3O+ —> OH

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Benzonitrile

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Benzene monosubstituted with nitrile group (CN)

43
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Benzene ring to benzonitrile

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Ring substituent changes from:

H — HNO3/H2SO4 —> NO2 — Fe/H+ —> NH2 — HNO2 / 0°C —> N2+ — CuCN —> CN

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Substitution of 2nd substituent onto disubstituted benzene ring

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All positions around ring are no longer equivalent
Substitution can occur ortho, meta, or para to G
G controls position of incoming electrophile

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Substitution of 2nd substituent onto disubstituted benzene ring - need to consider…

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  1. Where will substitution occur? Ortho, meta, para
  2. Will the reaction occur more or less rapidly than for the same electrophile with benzene? Is G activating / deactivating?
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Directing and activating power of substituents - categories

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Ortho-para directors:

  • Strongly activating (-OH, -OR, -NH2, -NR2)
  • Weakly activating (-CH3 alkyl)
  • Deactivating (-X (F, Cl, Br, I))

Meta directors:

  • Strongly deactivating (-NO2)
  • Moderately deactivating (-H(or R)-C=O, OH(or OR)-C=O, CN)
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Ortho-para directors

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Electron Donating Groups (EDG)
O, N, and halogens have unshared electron pair(s) which can be donated into Ar ring (by resonance)
Alkyl groups can donate electrons into ring (induction)

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Meta directors

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Electron Withdrawing Groups (EWG)
All groups have a multiple bond to atom that is bonded to aromatic ring sp2 C
All groups have electropositive end of a polar bond attached to aromatic ring carbon

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Electrophilic attack when an ortho-para director is attached, e.g. phenol with E+

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Ortho substitution: 4 resonance contributors
Meta substitutution: 3 resonance contributors; no charge de-localised by oxygen –> less favourable
Para substitution: 4 resonance contributors

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Electrophilic attack when a meta director is attached, e.g. nitrobenzene with E+

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Ortho substitutuion: 3 resonance contributors, but only 2 reasonable (+ve charges repel –> unfavourable)
Meta substitution: 3 resonance contributors, all reasonable –> more likely to occur
Para substitution: 3 resonance contributors, but only 2 reasonable
Hence, meta wins by default - NO2 m-directing and de-activating

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Alkyl halides

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Haloalkanes
Contain a halogen attached to an sp3 hybridised (alkyl) C
Classified as 1°, 2° and 3°

52
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Alcohol to alkyl halide - reagent(s)

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SOCl2 preferred for 1° and 2° halides

HCl preferred for 3° halides

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Alkyl halide reactions - nucleophile or electrophile

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One can replace the halogen of an alkyl halide (electrophile) with an appropriate nucleophile

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Alkyl halide reactions - nucleophiles

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Cl-, Br-, I-
— increasing ease of substitution (faster reaction) –>
Weak bases –> less reactive –> excellent leaving groups

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Alkyl halide - types of substitution

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SN1 (substitution nucleophilic) unimolecular mechanism

SN2 bimolecular mechanism

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The more substituted the alkyl halide…

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The more substituted the carbocation generated

57
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Alkyl halide: SN1 - rate

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Rate ∝ [alkyl halide]
Not dependent on strength of nucleophile, but strength/basicity of it may affect course of reaction, e.g. favouring elimination

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Alkyl halide - when is SN1 favoured

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When intermediate carbocation, from breaking C-X bond, is relatively stable
3° > 2°&raquo_space; 1°
Some benzylic halides

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Alkyl halide: SN1 mechanism

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Involves substitution by a nucleophile, with only one species involved in rate determining step (when the leaving group departs)

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Alkyl halide: SN1 and SN2 - results in…

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SN1 results in loss of stereochemistry

SN2 results in inversion of configuration

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Alkyl halide: SN1 - R and S enantiomers

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R-enantiomer –> R and S (racemate)
S-enantiomer –> R and S (racemate)
Therefore, either enantiomer gives a racemic mixture
Because H2O can add from above (50%) or from below (50%) where the intermediate is achiral

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Alkyl halide to alcohol - reagent

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H2O or hydroxide (OH-)

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Alkyl halide: SN2 - rate

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Rate ∝ [alkyl halide][Nu-]

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Alkyl halide: SN2 - mechanism

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Involves a transition state
Concentrated and synchronous
Substitution by a nucleophile, with 2 species involved in rate determining step

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Alkyl halide - when is SN2 favoured

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1° > 2° > 3°
From a 1° to a 2° to a 3° alkyl halide, the transition state becomes more crowded –> raises energy of transition state –> raises Ea for reaction –> less likely reaction will happen

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Alkyl halide: SN2 - chiral non-racemic 2° alkyl halide

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When a chiral non-racemic 2° alkyl halide reacts via an SN2 pathway, a chiral non-racemic (optically active) product results from inversion of configuration
Produces one product

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Alkyl halide: SN2 - nucleophile direction

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Nucleophile must come in from opposite side of X

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Alkyl halide: When looking at stereochemistry, must think about which 3 things?

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  • What’s happening with starting material? Already a racemic mixture?
  • What’s happening with product? Chiral or achiral?
  • What’s happening with the mechanism?
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Alkyl halide: True or false? If mechanism is SN1, you ALWAYS get a racemic mixture

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False

To get a racemic mixture, must have a chiral C - may not have chiral C

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Alkyl halide: True or false? If mechanism is SN1, you NEVER get a single enantiomer

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True

SN1 means must go through carbocation intermediate and will get ‘scrambling’ of stereochemical information

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Alkyl halide: True or false? If mechanism is SN2, you NEVER get a racemic mixture

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False
If start with racemic mixture, produces racemic mixture
Is starting material chiral?

72
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Alkyl halide: True or false? If mechanism is SN2, you ALWAYS get a single enantiomer

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False
Depends on whether starting compound is a racemic mixture
Depends on whether product is chiral

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Alkyl halide: E1 and SN1

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E1 and SN1 can compete, leading to product mixtures

Both proceed via a carbocation intermediate

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Alkyl halide: E1 rate

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rate ∝ [alkyl halide]

75
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Alkyl halide: E1 favoured for…

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3° > 2°&raquo_space; 1°

76
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Alkyl halide: when is E favoured over SN1 reactions

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Stronger bases, higher temperatures and a non-nucleophilic solvent favours E over SN1

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Alkyl halide: E2 bimolecular - rate

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Rate ∝ [alkyl halide][Nu-]

where Nu- is the base because instead of attacking the slightly positive C like in SN2, it takes a H instead

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Alkyl halide: what does E2 require (reagent)

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Strong base RO- or HO-

(CH3)3CO- also used because it’s too bulky for SN2

79
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Alkyl halide: E2 favoured for…

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3° > 2°&raquo_space; 1°

However, can be observed for 1° if product extends conjugation

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Alkyl halide: E1 and E2 - more than one product?

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Sayzeff’s rule applies when more than one alkene can be formed

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Alkyl halide: Temperature

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Higher temperatures favour elimination

82
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Alkyl halide: sp2 carbons

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A halogen bonded to a sp2 carbon (e.g. aryl halide and vinyl halide) can’t undergo SN (substitution)

83
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Vinyl halide reactions

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Can undergo elimination reactions with strong bases to form an alkyne
Can’t undergo nucleophilic substitution

84
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Grignard reagents

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Alkyl, aryl and vinyl halides form Grignard reagents on treatment with Mg in dry diethyl ether (unreactive) as solvent
Magnesium is electropositive and so the attached C in Grignard reagent can be regarded as a carbanion (R-) –> acts as a carbon nucleophile (base)

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