Addition Rxns Flashcards
in addition rxns, what 2 conditions require you to care about regiochemistry (deciding which nucleophile gets added to which carbon)?
- when you’re adding 2 different things (like a H and a Br)
2. when the receiving molecule is asymmetrical
in addition rxns, what is Markonikov addition?
what you call it when the non-hydrogen part of a nucleophile goes to the most substituted carbon on the electrophile.
are ‘anti’ addition and ‘anti-markonikov addition the same thing?
no
what is the difference between ‘anti’ addition and ‘anti-markonikov addition’?
anti addition means the two parts of the nucleophile are added to the electrophile on different planes.
anti-markonikov addition means the hydrogen in the nucleophile is added to the electrophile’s most substituted carbon
what does regiochemistry describe?
nucleophile behavior r/t how substituted the electrophile’s various carbons are
i.e, Markonikov addition
what does stereochemistry describe?
where the nucleophile components are in space
i.e. anti addition
what is the difference between ‘anti’ addition and ‘syn’ addition’?
anti addition adds nucleophile components to an electrophile on DIFFERENT planes
syn addition adds nucleophile components onto an electrophile on the SAME plane
which 3 metals can be used as catalysts for the hydrogenation addition rxn?
Pd, Pt, or Ni
what happens in an addition rxn?
2 groups get added ‘across’ a double bond
why does hydrogenation addition only do syn addition?
because both of the hydrogens have to be on the same side of the metal catalyst surface in order for the rxn to take place
which addition rxns make us have to care about meso compounds?
hydrogenation
do we have to care about regiochemistry (substituted-ness) in addition rxns that add 2 of the same thing to the receiving electrophile?
no
when do you have to care about syn and anti in addition rxns?
When you product has chirality on the carbons that the nucleophile(s) attacked
This gives you 2 products: the original and its enantiomer
what happens in a hydrohalogenation (HX) addition rxn?
the electrophile’s double bond attacks the nucleophile’s H. Then the nucleophile’s X attacks the electrophile’s most substituted carbon
does hydrohalogenation (HX) addition rxn make syn products or anti products?
both
does hydrohalogenation (HX) addition rxn make Markonikov products?
yes
why does hydrohalogenation (HX) addition rxn make both syn products and anti products?
bc it occurs in multiple steps including a carbocation formation
which addition reactions have carbocation intermediates/can do rearrangement?
hydrohalogenation (HX and HBr)
acid catalyzed hydration (H30+)
which addition rxn does anti-Markonikov addition with ROOR?
hydrohalogenation (HBr)
which addition rxn does anti-Markonikov addition even though it doesn’t use peroxides (like ROOR)?
hydroBORation oxidation (BH3)
which halogen works best for anti-markonikov addition?
Br. The other halogens don’t work for this.
does hydrohalogenation rxns with anti-markonikov addition (HBr) make syn products or anti products?
Both. HBr rxn makes a carbocation intermediate
does (acid-catalyzed) hydration do Markonikov addition?
yes