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3.3 Halogenoalkanes Flashcards

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What is a halogenoalkane?

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Compounds which one or more hydrogen atoms in an alkane have been replaced by halogen atoms

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What are the halogen prefixes?

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Fluoro
Chloro
Bromo
Iodo

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What are some nomenclature rules for halogenoalkanes?

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The different halogens are listed alphabetically

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What are some uses for halogenoalkanes?

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Refrigerator
Solvents
Anaesthetics
Aerosol propellants 
Insecticides
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What is a primary, secondary and tertiary structure?

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Primary- only has 1 other carbon attached to the carbon with the halogen attached

Secondary- has 2 carbons attached to the carbon with the halogen attached

Tertiary - has 3 carbons attached to the carbon with the halogen attached

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What is the ozone layer?

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O3 forms naturally in the atmosphere

It protects us from harmful UV radiation

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What affects the ozone layer?

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CFC’s - Chlorofluorocarbons

They form holes in the layer

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What are used instead of CFC’s?

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HFC’s - Hydrofluorocarbons

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What happens when CFC’s reach the ozone layer?

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Chlorine free radicals are formed when CFC’s are exposed to UV radiation

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What reaction shows what happens to the ozone layer? Type of reaction?

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O3 + Cl• -> ClO• + O2
ClO• + O3 -> 2O2 + Cl•

Chain reaction

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Name the types of reactions that can take place with halogenoalkanes?

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Free radical substitution
Nucleophilic substitution
Elimination

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What is free radical substitution?

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A chain reaction

Where one thing replaces another with 3 stages

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What are the three stages of free radical substitution?

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Initiation
Propagation
Termination

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What is the initiation mechanism?

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Cl2 ——> 2Cl•

With UV light over the arrow

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What takes place in initiation?

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Homolytic bond fission

When the bond breaks each atom takes an electron from the bond now called free radicals

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What is meant by propagation step?

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Where free radicals are used up and then regenerated

17
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What is the mechanism for propagation in free radical substitution? (Use CH4 and Cl)

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CH4 + Cl• -> •CH3 + HCl

•CH3 + Cl2 -> CH3Cl + Cl•

18
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What is the mechanism for termination in free radical substitution? (Use CH4 and Cl)

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Cl• + Cl• -> Cl2
•CH3 + Cl• -> CH3Cl
•CH3 + •CH3 -> C2H6

19
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In free radical substitution how can you make sure you get more of one particular product?

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Use an excess of the reactant that will help produce more of the product

Therefore collisions are more likely between the one in excess and the other free radical

20
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What are the strongest to weakest bonds of carbon-halogens?

A 
Strongest 
C-F
C-Cl
C-Br
C-I
Weakest
21
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What is a nucleophile? What do they do?

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Attracts positive charge

Attack a halogenoalkane and form a bond with it
As the carbon will have a delta + charge therefore the nucleophile will be attracted to it

22
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Examples of a nucleophile?

A

:OH- (hydroxide ion)
:NH3 (ammonia)
:CN- (cyanide ion)

23
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How do you know it’s likely nucleophilic substitution?

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A polar molecule - nucleophilic

Saturated - substitution

24
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How does carbon-halogen bonds affect reactions?

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The weaker the carbon-halogen bond the more reactive it will be

25
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In nucleophilic substitution how does a nucleophile react with a halogenoalkane? (Where do the arrows go)

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From the lone pair of the nucleophile to the carbon

From the middle of the carbon halogen bond to the halogen

26
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In nucleophilic substitution what does the arrow from the middle of the carbon to the halogen show?

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Shows the electrons that were in the bond but now broken they go to the carbon

27
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What are the products in nucleophilic substitution?

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The nucleophile attached to the alkane
And
A free radical halogen

28
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What are the arrows of nucleophilic substitution if the reaction requires two steps? (Ammonia)

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The arrow goes from the middle of the hydrogen/nitrogen bond on to the nitrogen

The arrow goes from the ammonia free radical to the hydrogen

29
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What are the final products in nucleophilic substitution of a halogenoalkane and ammonia?

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The alkane with NH2 attached
Ammonium ion
The halogen free radical

30
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What is produced in the nucleophilic substitution of a halogenoalkane and ammonia in the first step?

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An unstable intermediate that has to lose something in order to become a stable molecule

An alkane with NH3 attached

31
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What are the conditions for nucleophilic substitution?

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In water or aqueous solution
Using ethanol to enable the reactants to mix together
Low temperature

32
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What are nucleophilic reactions useful for making?

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Alcohols
Nitriles
Amines

Used for drugs in medicine

33
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What is used to heat any organic chemicals?

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Reflux apparatus

34
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What is used in reflux apparatus?

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A condenser

To prevent the liquid from evaporating therefore you have product to collect

35
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What is an elimination reaction?

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A reaction between a halogenoalkane and an OH- ion

Something is lost and nothing is gained

36
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Where do the arrows go in elimination reactions?

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From the :OH- to the hydrogen

From the middle of the c-h bond you drew the other arrow to - to the middle of the c-c bond

From the middle of the carbon-halogen bond to the halogen

37
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What is produced in elimination reactions?

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An alkene
Water
A halogen free radical

38
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What conditions do elimination reactions need?

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Ethanolic conditions and high temperature

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