Functional grps Flashcards
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Free radical substitution (SR)
General reaction mechanism of alkanes
Electrophilic addition (AE)
General reaction mechanism of alkenes and alkynes
Electrophilic substitution (SE)
General reaction mechanism of aromatics
Nucleophilic substitution (SN)
General reaction mechanism of alkyl halides and alcohols
Nucleophilic addition (AN)
General reaction mechanism of Carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones)
Nucleophilic acyl substitution (SNAcyl)
General reaction mechanism of carboxylic acids and their derivatives
Redox
General reaction mechanism of alcohols, carbonyl compounds, and carboxylic acids
Reactions undergone:
1. Complete Combustion
2. Incomplete Combustion
3. Free radical Substitution (SR)
Alkane
- Sufficient oxygen is present
- Reagent: sufficient O2
- Catalyst: heat
- Products: CO2 and H2O
(alkane)
Complete combustion
- Insufficient oxygen is present
- Reagent: limited O2
- Catalyst: heat
- Products: CO and H2O
(alkane)
Incomplete combustion (alkane)
- Small reacting molecule replaces an atom or a group of atoms on a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon derivative
- It is also known as ALKANE HALOGENATION because the “free radical” is derived from a halogen molecule.
Free-radical substitution
- Reagent: X2
o Catalyst: Presence of UV light
o Product: alkyl halide
Free-radical substitution
Reactions undergone:
1.Combustion
a. Complete Combustion
b. Incomplete Combustion
- Electrophilic Addition (AE)
a. Symmetrical
b. Asymmetrical
Alkene
Symmetrical electrophilic addition
i. Hydrogenation
ii. Halogenation
Asymmetrical electrophilic addition
i. Hydrohalogenation
ii. Hydration
- It is also known as reductive/catalytic hydrogenation.
*Hydrogen atom is added to each carbon atom of a double bond
HYDROGENATION
- Reagent: H2
- Catalyst: Pt, Pd, Ni
- Product: double bond becomes a single bond
Hydrogenation
Halogen atom is added to each carbon atom of a double bond
Halogenation
- Reagent: X2
- Catalyst: DCM (dichloromethane)
- Product: Alkyl dihalide (or vicinal dihalide)
Halogenation
- Hydrogen halide (HCl, HBr, or HI) is incorporated into molecules of an organic compound
o follows Markovnikov’s Rule
HYDROHALOGENATION
- Reagent: HX
- Catalyst: ether
- Product: Alkyl halide
Hydrohalogenation
- aka acid-catalyzed hydration
- H2O is incorporated into molecules of an organic compound
o follows Markovnikov’s Rule
Hydration
- Reagent: H2O
- Catalyst: H2SO4 or H+
o sometimes the reagent and catalyst are combined together and written as H3O+ - Product: Alcohol
Hydration
This rule is applied to asymmetrical addition reactions of alkenes and alkynes (i.e., in hydrohalogenation and hydration reactions)
THE MARKOVNIKOV’S RULE