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2.7 Reaction Mechanisms Flashcards

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What does the mechanism of an organic reaction show?

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How electrons move around to break bonds and make new ones
(Can be single or multiple steps)

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What is a kinetic product?

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The one with the lowest Ea

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What is the thermodynamic product?

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The most stable

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What mechanism is where bonds break involving the movement of a single electron?

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Free radical mechanisms
Produce radical intermediates (1 unpaired electron) - very reactive

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How is the movement of a single electron shown?

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A curly arrow with a single head (fish hook arrow)

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What are the characteristics of bonds that break into radicals?

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Tend to be non-polar
Energy input required to break bond
This can be in form of heat or light (uv)

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How is two radicals pairing up illustrated in a mechanism?

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Two single headed arrows come together to create an electron pair

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What are the steps of a free radical mechanism?

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Initiation: free radical formation - more radicals on right of equation

Propergation: same number of radicals on either side of reaction

Termination: when 2 radicals pair to form an unreactive molecule

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What enzymes use free radicals in their mechanisms to functionalise biological molecules?

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Prostaglandin - start from arachidonic acid - tyrosine side chain radical

Fatty acids double bonds - introduced with iron cofactor

Metabolism of drugs/steroids - rely on iron cofactor (which creates radical)

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How does water form radicals

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OH bonds split to give hydroxy radical - causes aging

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Give an example of a vitamin that uses free radicals

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Vitamin E - antioxidants

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What does a polar/Ionic mechanisms show?

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Movement of pairs of electrons - indicated by double headed curly arrow

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What direction do electrons tend to go in?

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Direction of most electronegative atom

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What are electrophiles?

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Electron-loving
Short of electron - what to gain
Will have a + charge or a partial positive charge

Eg. Cations, carbonation

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What are nucleophiles?

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Electron rich
Might be - charged, partially negativity charged, or have lone pair of electrons

Eg. Anions, carbanions
O, N

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What is an adition reaction?

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Where a small molecule is incorporated into a larger starting material

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What is a classic feature of addition reactions?

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Pi bond broken in starting material
2 new sigma bonds formed as reagent added to starting material

(Happens in molecules with double bonds)

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What are electrophilic and nucleophilic addition reactions?

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Electrophilic - double bond is attached by electrophilic agent

Nucleophilic - double bond attached by a nuceophilic agent

19
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Give an example of a nucleophic addition reaction

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fumaric acid ——-> malic acid

O: in water acts as nuceophile
Catalysed by fumarase

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What is an elimination reaction?

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The reverse of an addition reaction
2 sigma bonds are broken to form a pi bond

21
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Give an example of an elimination reaction

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2-phophoglycerate ——->phosphoenolpyruvate

Water is being removed
Catalysed by Enolase enzyme

22
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What 2 type of reactions can be seen as special cases of addition and elimination?

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Oxidation and reduction

Reduction - usually addition of a hydrogen (H2) molecule

Oxidation - usually elimination/removal of H2 molecule

23
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What are condensation reactions?

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Joining 2 molecules together. Often involves removal of small molecule.

Biologically usually H20
Chemistry can be things like HCl

24
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Give examples of condensation reactions

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  1. Formation of peptides/proteins
  2. Formation of esters (carboxylic acid + alcohol)
  3. Formation of nucleosides
  4. Formation of phosphate esters
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What is a substitution reaction?

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Where a functional group is directly replaced by another one

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What are the 2 types of substitution reactions?

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Nucleophilic - more biological relevant - happens on sp3 hybridised C atoms - polar bond is attacked by nucleophile and replaces

Electrophilic - characteristic reaction of aromatic rings - allows to maintain stability

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What is a rearrangement (isomerisation) reaction?

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Formula of molecule doesn’t change, but arrangement of atoms in space does

28
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Example of rearrangement reaction

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Succinyl CoA ——-> (R)-Methylmalonyl CoA

Catalysed by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase

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