3.2 synthesis Flashcards
what happens to the bonds in the reactant molecules when an organic reaction takes place
they are broken and bonds in the product molecules are made
what is bond fission
the process of bond breaking
what are the two types of bond fission
homolytic and heterolytic
what is homolytic fission
this is when the electrons are separated equally, forming two neutral radicals
what occurs during homolytic fission
each atom retains one electron from the sigma covalent bond and the bond breaks evenly
when does homolytic fission usually occurs
when non polar covalent bonds are broken
what do reactions involving homolytic fission tend to result in the formation of
a very complex mixture of products, making them unsuitable for organic synthesis
what does heterolytic fission form
two oppositely charged ions
when does heterolytic fission form
when one atom retains both electrons from the sigma covalent bond and the bond breaks unevenly
when does heterolytic fission occur in relation to bonds
when polar covalent bonds are broken
what can be used to represent the movement of electrons during bond fission and bond making
curly arrow notation
what are attacking groups classified as in reactions involving heterolytic bond fission
nucleophiles or electrophiles
what are nucleophiles
negatively charged ions or neutral molecules that are electron rich, and they are attracted toward atoms bearing a partial or full positive charge. they are capable of donating an electron pair to form a new covalent bond
what are electrophiles
these are positively charged ions or neutral molecules that are electron deficient, and they are attracted toward atoms bearing a partial or full negative charge. they are capable of accepting an electron pair to form a new covalent bond
which reaction types can be identified from a chemical equation
substitution
addition
elimination
condensation
hydrolysis
oxidation
reduction
neutralisation
how can synthetic routes be devised
from a given reactant to final product
what can be deduced by looking at the structural formula
the possible reactions of a particular molecule
what is skeletal structural formula
neither the carbon atoms or any hydrogen attached to the carbon atoms are shown
the presence of a carbon atom is implied by a kink in the carbon backbone and at the end of a line
what are haloalkanes
substituted alkanes in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms is replaced with a halogen atom
what is a monohaloalkane
these contain only one halogen atom, can be classified as primary, secondary or tertiary according to the number of alkyl groups attached to the carbon atom containing the halogen atom.
what do monohaloalkanes take part in elimination reactions to form
alkenes using a strong base, such as potassium, or sodium hydroxide in ethanol.
what are the nucleophilic substitution reactions that monohaloalkanes take part in
- aqueous alkalis to form alcohols
- alcoholic alkoxides to form ethers
- ethanoic cyanide to form nitriles that can be hydrolysed to carboxylic acids