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1
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What do you get when you react R-X (X is a halide) with NaCN

A

Nitrile

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2
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How can carboxylic acids be made from CO2

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By reacting it with an organometallic reagent which breaks one of the C=O. this is then followed by an acid work up

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3
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What does a high pKa indicate

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Strong acid

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4
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What does a low pKa mean

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Strong base

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5
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Arrange these in terms of which is the best LG and state their pKa`s,

Amine, anhydride, acid chloride and alcohol

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Chloride (HCl = -7)
Anhydride (RCOOH = 5)
Alcohol (ROH = 15)
Amine (RNH2 = 35)

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6
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If XH has a low pKa it shows that it is a…

A

good leaving group

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7
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How can esters be made from acid chlorides and anhydrides

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React ROH with base

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8
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What role does the base play in ester formation from acid chlorides and anhydrides.

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Takes a H from the alcohol group once it has attacked the carbonyl

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9
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What do you get when you react an acid chloride with a carboxylate salt eg MeCOO-

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Anhydride

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10
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What do you get if you react an acid chloride with 2 equalivalents of an amine

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Amide

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11
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Why are two equivalents of amines needed in the reaction with acid chlorides

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One to form the amide and the other to mop up the acidic H

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12
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Esters and anhydrides can also be used to form amides but why is chloride preferred

A

Bigger yield

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13
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describe the schotten bauman conditions for the reaction of amides and why does this not produce a carboxylic acid.

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2 equivalents of amine. NaOH and CH2Cl2.
This reaction takes place in the organic phase.

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14
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What makes a good nucleophile

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Strong bases and molecules with high pKa`s

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15
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Order these in terms of decreasing electrophilicity
Ester, amine, chloride and anhydride

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Chloride - anhyrdried- Ester - amine

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16
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How does the inductive effect increase electrophilicity

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More inductive effects increases the electrophilicity

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17
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How does delocalisation affect electrophilicity

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Decreases electrophilicity,however, lp in oxygen are lower in energy than lp in amides due to O being higher in electronegativity which means N donated lp

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18
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Why do anhyrdrides have high electrophilicity

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Delocalisation is shared over two carbonyls

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19
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Can amides be made from carboxylic acid

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No only from acid deratives

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20
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How are acid chlorides made from carboxylic acid

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By reacting CA with SOCl2 or PCl5

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21
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How can electrophilicity be enhanced

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protonate the carbonyl

22
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how can leaving group ability be enhanced

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By protonating the Lg

23
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What conditions are needed for esterification

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CA and an alcohol in acidic conditions

24
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Why is acid needed in esterification

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To protonate the carbonyl and OH and also the reaction does not occur at a practical rate without acid catalysis.

25
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How to favour hydrolysis

A

XS water

26
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To favour Esterification

A

Use XS solvent eg ROH and remove H2O by using a drying agent or by distillation

27
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how are Lactones formed (Cyclic esters)

A

undergo intramolecular esterification.

functional groups more likely to interact if attached to same molecule

28
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Why cant esters be made under basic conditions

A

a carboxylate salt is formed

29
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What is transesterification

A

Conversion of one ester to another

30
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Does transesterication involve protonation of electrophile and leaving group

A

yes

31
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What do you get if you react esters with water under basic conditions.

A

Carboxylate salt and alcohol

32
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In saponification once the OH has be deprotonated is the reaction reversible

A

No as the carboxylate salt is not a nucleophile

33
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Why is an acid catalyst not needed when there is a good nucleophile

A

The nucleophile will be protonated turining it to a good one to a poor nucleophile.

34
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Explain the effect increasing acid has on imine formation

A

increases untill pH 5 then decreases

35
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How does an acid catalyst speed up the rate of imine formation

A

Converts poor lg into a good lg unitl pH 5

36
Q

What do you get if you react an amide with water under acidic conditions

A

carboxylic acid

37
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What do you get when an amide reacts with water under basic conditions

A

Carboxylic salt

38
Q

What is required to hydrolyse nitriles

A

Water and H2SO4

39
Q

What do you get when ROCL and an anhydride react with water

A

Carboxylic acid

40
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Why can`t esters be made from ketones

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Because the product is more reactive and will react with the reagent.

41
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How are organocopper reagents made

A

CuBr is reacted with R-Li and ether at 78 degrees. which gives R2Cu-Li- and LiBr

42
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What do you get when you react an amide with a R-Li (ether and H3O+)

A

aldehyde

43
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What do you get when you react a nitrile with a grignard reagent followed by an acid workup

A

Ketone

44
Q

What is reduced by NaBH4

A

Ketones and aldehydes

45
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What is reduced by LiALH4 and acid workup

A

esters, anhydrides and chloride, even aldehydes and ketons

46
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What do you get when you react amide and LiAlH4

A

amine

47
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How do you get an aldehyde from an ester

A

reduce the ester with LiAlH4 followed by an acid work up and then react the alcohol with PCC, CH2Cl with no water.

48
Q

Name some properties of amino acids

A

All chiral except glycine and have the same stereochemistry. At pH 7 as zwitterions

49
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what do you get if you react an acid chloride and carboxylate salt

A

anhydride

50
Q

What do you get if you react an ester with an amine and comment on the rate of reaction

A

Amide and reaction is slow

51
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