Exam 4 Flashcards
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what is an acyl group?
an R group (carbons & hydrogens)
what is a carboxylic acid?
carbonyl group bonded to R and OH
what is a carbonyl group?
C=O
what is an acid chloride?
carbonyl group bonded to an R group and Cl
what is an anhydride?
carbonyl group bonded to an R group and an OCOR group
what is an ester?
carbonyl group bonded to an R group and an OR’ group
what is an amide?
a carbonyl group bonded to an R group and NR’2 - R’ can be an H or an alkyl group
What makes an amide a 1°, 2° or a 3°?
depends on the number of C atoms bonded directly to the N atom
what are cyclic esters called?
lactones
what are cyclic amides called?
lactams
how do you indicate ring size in a cyclic amide or ester?
greek letter
beta lactam is a 4-membered amide ring
gamma lactone is a 5-membered ester ring
what is a nitrile?
R-CtriplebondN
how does basicity of Z affect carboxylic acid derivaties (RCOZ)?
as basicity of Z increases, stability of RCOZ increases, because the more basic Z is, the more it donates its electron pair & the more the resonance structure is stabilized.
How do you name an acid chloride?
change -ic acid ending of parent carboxylic acid to -yl chloride
ring: change -carboxylic acid to -carbonyl chloride
how do you name an anhydride?
symmetrical: change acid ending of parent carboxylic acid to anhydride
mixed: alphabetize names for both acids (pretend O belongs to both) and replace the word acid with anhydride
How do you name an ester?
- name R’ group bonded to O atom as an alkyl group (ending in -yl)
- name acyl group (RCO-) by changing -ic acid of parent carboxylic acid to -ate.
how do you name a carboxylic acid?
IUPAC
change -e ending of parent alkane to -oic acid (or if bonded to a ring, name ring & add carboxylic acid to end)
common:
use common parent name followed by -ic acid
alpha, beta, gamma, delta carbons (one away from COOH etc.)
form-
acet-
propion-
butyr-
valer-
How do you name an amide?
1° replace -ic acid, -oic acid or -ylic acid with amide
2° or 3°:
1.name alkyl group (or groups) bonded to N atom of amide, use “N-“ preceding name of each alkyl group, alphabetize if different
2. name acyl group (RCO-) with suffix -amide
describe boiling and melting points of carboxylic acid derivatives
1° and 2° amides have higher boiling & melting points than the rest because they are capable of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the N-H of one amide & the C=O of another
other carboxylic acid derivatives are similar to those of other polar compounds of comparable size & shape
describe solubility of carboxylic acid derivatives
all soluble in organic solvents regardless of size
most having less than or equal to 5 C’s are soluble in water, because they can H-bond with H2O, bigger than 5, the nonpolar alkyl portion is too big to dissolve in polar solvent
what is the characteristic reaction of carboxylic acid derivatives and why?
nucleophilic acyl substitution because RCOZ contains an electrophilic unhindered carbonyl C, and they have a leaving group Z on the carbonyl carbon
what is the mechanism for nucleophilic acyl substitution in carboxylic acid derivatives?
1) nucleophile attacks carbonyl group, cleaving pi bond & forming tetrahedral intermediate w/new C-Nu bond. pi electrons move up to O & make it negatively charged
2) Z electrons leave with it, extra O electrons reform carbonyl pi bond –> substitution product + Z-
what kinds of things can be nucleophiles?
carbanions (R-)
Hydrides (H-)
Oxygen nucleophiles (-OH, H2O, ROH, RCOO-)
Nitrogen nucleophiles (NH3, RNH2, R2NH)
how do you draw a nucleophilic acyl substitution product?
- find sp2 hybridized C w/leaving group
- identify nucleophile
- substitute nucleophile for leaving group. if it is a neutral nucleophile, a proton has to be lost to make a neutral substitution product