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Carboxylic Acids Flashcards

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T or F: for nomenclature, carboxylic acids have the highest priority

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true (they’re woke that way)

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what happens to a carb acid in water

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water deprotonates it, making an equilibrium. H is the electrophile, and a hydronium ion and the conj. base is formed. The conj. base is resonance stabilized

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when carb acids get deprotonated by water, is the conjugate base unstable?

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no, it’s resonance stabilized

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how can we manipulate the stability of the acid

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by changing the R group

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addition of electron withdrawing substituents to the acid ___ the acidity

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INCREASES

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how does adding electron withdrawing substituents to the acid increase acidity

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due to the inductive effect

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stronger acids have (stable/unstable) conjugate bases

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stable, because they have electron withdrawing groups

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T or F: carb acids may be protonated by a stronger acid (one with lower pKa)

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true. The one with the higher pKa acts as a base

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how can you form a carb acid from an alcohol

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oxidize a primary alcohol

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when oxidizing a 1o alcohol to form a carb acid, what kind of oxidizing agent do we want to use

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a strong one

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give examples of oxidizing agents we may use to make carb acids from alcohols

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KMnO4, K2CrO7, Jones

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how can we oxidize aldehydes into carb acids

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by using HNO3

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T or F: we can use HNO3 to oxidize any aldehyde into the carb acid

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false, we cannot use this method if our molecule is sensitive to acids

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if we can’t use HNO3 to oxidize an aldehyde into a carb acid, what do we do instead

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use a Tollen’s test

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describe a tollen’s test

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1) 2Ag(NH2)2OH (basic conditions)
2) [H+] (mild acid wash)
= carb acid from aldehyde

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how can we form a carb acid from a nitrile

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do hydrolysis of nitriles

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in what conditions can we do hydrolysis of nitriles

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acidic or basic

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what do the arrows look like in the hydrolysis of nitriles

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acidic: use [H+]
basic: 1) use [OH-} 2) use [H+]

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describe hydrolysis of nitriles

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it’s protons in water or hydroxide in water. We’re hydrolyzing the nitrogen away

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how can we make carb acids from alkyl halides

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grignard reaction with carbon dioxide

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describe how the grignard reaction is used to form carb acids

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make the grignard reagent forst, then react with with CO2 and THF (solvent), which forms a new C-C bond. Then we do hydrolysis ([H+]) and we have our carb acid

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can we use water in the grignard reaction

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NO. conditions must be anhydrous until the work up

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which carbon acts as the nucleophile in the grignard reaction? why

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the carbon of the alkyl halide is the nucleophile and attacks the CO2 electrophile, because once the Mg was inserted the dipole was reversed

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why do we use THF as a solvent in the grignard reaction

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its polar and aprotic (we don’t want anything protic in this step)

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what happens in the reduction of a carb acid
it turns into an alcohol (it's the opposite of how we make them)
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how do we do the reduction of carb acids
1) LAH 2) [H+] = primary alcohol
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why must we use LAH in the reduction of carb acids
NaBH4 is too weak
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what do we do if we want to reduce a carb acid to an aldehyde
the reduction won't stop until alcohol is reached, so we make an alcohol, then use PCC to oxidize it to an aldehyde
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describe the addition elimination reaction
we convert the OH of the carb acid into a better leaving group, then react it with a nucelophile, giving us a carb acid derivative (carbonyl attached to R and Nuc)
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what happens if the carb acid derivative reacts with water? what is the implication of this
hydrolysis converts it back to a carb acid (bad), so we don't want to add water in this reaction. Instead, use a different nuc
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T or F: we can convert carb acids to acyl halides in one step
false
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why cant we convert carb acids to acyl halides in one step
OH is a bad LG, so we must come up with a better one
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what are 3 useful reagents to use to make an acyl halide
SOCl2, PBr3, PCl5
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describe the mechanism of acyl halide formation
the OH of the acid attacks the reagent (probably SOCl2) which then attaches. A Cl leaves as a carbonyl is formed, then the lone O is deprotonated, and we are left with a good LG
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in the first step of the mechanism to form acyl halides, what acts as the nucleophile
the OH of the carb acid
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why is the product of the first part of the acyl halide mechanism a good LG
it has resonance and the inductive effect when it leaves
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now that there's a good LG in the acyl halide mechanism, what happens
Cl attacks the molecule, we get electrons moving, LG leaves, and we have an acyl halide
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other than an acyl halide, what is produced during the mechanism
SO2 gas (which is a good driving force of the reaction)
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how can we form a carb acid from an alkyne
1) O2, DCM, -78 degrees 2) An, AcOH AcOH=acetic acid produces 2 carb acids
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what is the product when a C type nucleophile (ie grignard) reacts with an acyl halide
a 3o alcohol
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how many times does a C type nuc attack an acyl halide
2
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what is the product when an H type nucleophile (ie LAH) attacks an acyl halide
a 1o alcohol
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how many times does an H type nuc attack an acyl halide
2
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what is the exception for H type nuc attacking acyl halides twice
LTTBA (it attacks only once)
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what is the product when LTTBA reacts with an acyl halide
aldehyde
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what is the other exception to the twice attack rule on acyl halides
cuprates! (they attack once) (ie Me2CuLi)
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what is the product when cuprates (ie lithium diakyl cuprates) attack acyl halides
X is removed, and the alkyl group of the cuprate is added
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how many times do all other nucleophiles (S, O, N) attack acyl halides
only once
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what is an anhydride
basically 2 esters merged together (2 ketones on either side of a lone oxygen)
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what is the starting reagent for anhydride preparation
an acyl halide
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describe how anhydrides are made from acyl halides
we react an acyl halide with a carb acid and a pyridine base (this would happen when we make an acyl halide which then reacts from the acid it came from)
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in anhydride preparation, what acts as the nucleophile
the deprotonated acid (which acts as a good LG)
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what is the driving force for anhydride reactions (ie why do they proceed)
the deprotonated acid is a GOOD leaving group
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describe the anhydride reaction mechanism
anhydride is attacked by the nuc causing electrons to move around, the deprotonated acid LG leaves, and we have two products: a deprotonated acid, and a ketone attached to the nuc
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what is the term for how esters are made
transesterification
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what are esters made from
carboxylic acids
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how are esters made from carboxylic acids
react it with excess ROH and use [H+]
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how do you convert an ester back into a carb acid
hydrolysis (excess H+, or OH- and then H+)
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when may transesterification be intermolecular
when it produces a 5 or 6 membered lactone
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describe the basics of intramolecular transesterification
the OH at the far end of the carb acid reacts with the carbonyl on the other side = cyclizes into an ester
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what is an amide
ketone attached to NR2 (R may be alkyl group or H)
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are amides difficult or easy to reaction; what is the effect of this
difficult to react, so we must use brute force
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why are amides difficult to react
we cannot make them more electrophilic with H+, because if we did the N would grab it before the O, and we would have a good LG which we don't want
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what harsh conditions must we use for amide reactions
high temperature, catalysts, time
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what 3 things can we make from amides and what are the names of those reactions
hydrolysis=acids reduction=amines dehydration=nitriles
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describe hydrolysis of amides
- produces carboxylic acids - can use H2SO4, heat, and wait 3 hours - or we can do 1) NaOH with heat 2) [H+]
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describe reduction of amides
- produces an amine | - use 1) LAH and Et2O 2) [H+]
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describe dehydration of amides
- produces a nitrile - use SOCl2 or P2O5 - essentially this reaction makes more bonds to the nitrogen
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how do we convert a nitrile back into an amide
use [H3O+]
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how can we covert an amide into an aldehyde
amide --> nitrile via dehydration, and then reduce the nitrile to an aldehyde (using DIBAL and H+)

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