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Alkenes, Benzenes, SN1/SN2 and E1/E2 Flashcards

Lectures 14-20

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1
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General formula

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CnH2n

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2
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Geometry of alkenes

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  • contain C=C double bond

* Geometry of carbons is trigonal planar (bond angle of 120°)

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Describe the E/Z nomenclature of alkenes

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  1. assign priorities
  2. if the high priority groups are on the:
    SAME side - (Z)
    OPPOSITE sides - (E)

• sides are divided horizontally by the double bond

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4
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Describe the stability of different alkenes

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  • The more substituted the alkene, the more stable it is.

* disubstituted is more stable than monosubstituted

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5
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Requirements for aromaticity

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  • cyclic
  • conjugated (Alternating double and single bonds)
  • planar
  • Huckel’s rule: 4n + 2 ∏ electrons where n=integer
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6
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Disubstituted benzenes nomenclature

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1,2 - Ortho
1,3 - meta
1,4 - para

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7
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pKa values and the strength of acid

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Lower the pKa value, the stronger the acid

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8
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What are the two types of bond breaking?

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  • homolytically: Each atom of bond gets one electron to form 2 radicals (odd electron species)
  • heterolytically: Atom of bond with higher electronegativity gets 2 electrons to form 2 even electron species
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9
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What are the two types of bond making?

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  • Homogenic: 2 radicals donate one electron to form a bond

* heterogenic: two electrons donated from one species to another to form a bond

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10
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Nucleophile

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• Electron rich molecules or ions that possess a non-bonding lone-pair of electrons (a.k.a Lewis Bases)

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Electrophiles

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  • Electron deficient molecules or ions

* usually lack a stable octet and can accept a pair of electron (a.k.a Lewis Acids)

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12
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How is electronegativity related to nucleophile/electrophiles?

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  • delta + : less electronegative, electrophilic

* delta - : more electronegative therefore nucleophilic

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13
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Electron density maps

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  • Illustrates the electron density of the regions in the molecule
  • red - high density = nucleophilic
  • Purple - low density = Electrophilic
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14
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Transition state

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Highest energy state along the reaction coordinate

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15
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Polarity

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Unsymmetrical distribution of electrons in a bond due to difference in electronegativities

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16
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Nucleophilic substitution reaction

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Replacement of a leaving group by a nucleophile

• involves a leaving group (usually the molecule with higher electronegativity)

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17
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What are the 2 types of nucleophilic substitution reactions?

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SN1 - stepwise (2 step reaction)

SN2 - concerted (simultaneous, one step reaction)

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18
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What are the factors which determine if reaction is SN1 or SN2?

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  • nature of alkyl group
  • nature of leaving group
  • nature of nucleophile
19
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Rate of SN1 reaction

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rate = k x [R-X]

Rate only depends on the concentration of the substrate

Rate: 3° > 2° > 1°
• Tertiary carbocation is most stable therefore fastest rate

20
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Describe an SN1 reaction

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  1. Ionisation: leaving group leaves (Slow step)
  2. nucleophilic attack
  • involves a carbocation intermediate
  • End up with a racemic mixture
  • weak nucleophiles
21
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Rate of SN2 reaction

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Rate = k x [R-X][Nu]

Rate depends on concentration of both the substrate and nucleophile

Rate: 1° > 2° > 3°
• Tertiary has most steric hindrance

22
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SN2 reaction

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  • breaking and making of bond is simultaneous
  • Nucleophile approaches from a direction 180 deg away from leaving group
  • Walden inversion - only end up with one enantiomer if we start with one enantiomer
23
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What is an optically pure sample?

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A sample that contains only one enantiomer

24
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SN1 or SN2 reaction for tertiary carbons?

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SN1 preferred
• intermediate is very stable
• tertiary is too sterically hindered for SN2

25
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SN1 or SN2 reaction for primary carbons?

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SN2 preferred
• sterically accessible
• not SN1 because resulting carbocations are unstable

26
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What is special about secondary substrates?

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Can undergo either SN1 or SN2 reactions and it is often difficult to predict which is more likely

27
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Are weak bases better nucleophiles or leaving groups?

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  • Weaker bases are usually better leaving groups
  • Stronger bases are better nucleophiles

Strong bases attack to displace the weaker base

28
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What is an elimination reaction?

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The loss of an atom or group resulting in the formation of a multiple bond.

29
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What is the main difference between elimination and substitution reactions?

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  • usually, basicity parallels nucleophilicity
  • for elimination, we require strong bases that are relatively weak nucleophiles

e.g. strong base can be a weak nucleophile due if it has high steric hindrance

30
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E1 reaction steps

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  1. ionisation - leaving group leaves (Slow step) and forms a carbocation
  2. deprotonation - by losing a proton, carbocation becomes a more stable species
31
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E2 reaction

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• breaking and making of bonds is simultaneous or concerted

32
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Describe the products of an elimination reaction

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Elimination reactions can result in more than one product
• Major products: The ones that are ‘more substituted’ and hence more stable
• Minor product

disubstituted - double bond carbons attached to 2 carbons

33
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How does temperature influence the type of reaction that occurs?

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• High temperatures - 100℃
Elimination reactions are more likely

• Low temperatures - 0℃
Substitution reactions more likely

34
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What reaction is mostly likely to occur if H2O is the nucleophile?

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  • H2O is a weak nucleophile
  • therefore can only attack an unstable carbocation
  • carbocations are formed in 2 step reactions (SN1 or E1)
  • E1 for hot, and SN1 for cold
35
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What reaction is most likely to occur between a tertiary haloalkane and OH-?

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  • OH is a strong base
  • so it is either, SN2 or E2
  • tertiary haloalkane - high steric hindrance for nucleophile to approach it, so SN2 cannot occur
36
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What reaction is most likely to occur with t-Bu as a nucleophile?

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  • t-Bu is a strong base hence a strong nucleophile (SN2 or E2)
  • due to steric hindrance it cannot coordinate an SN2 reaction
  • therefore an E2 reaction occurs
37
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Is Br2 a nucleophile or electrophile?

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  • When Br2 is approached by a nucleophile, it becomes polarised
  • one side is delta + and another is delta -
  • therefore it can react with a nucleophile, hence is considered as an electrophile
38
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What is Zaitsev’s rule?

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In the elimination fo H-X from an alkyl halide, the more highly substituted, and less sterically crowded alkene product predominated (major).

• In practise, this means there will be as few H atoms as possible bonded to C=C bond.

39
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How to determine whether substitutions or elimination will occur?

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Bulky nucleophile - elimination
• A bulky attacking nucleophile suffers more steric hindrance attacking an electrophile in substitution than elimination

Secondary, tertiary alkyl halide more likely to undergo elimination than primary
• In a substitution reaction, electrophilic carbon atom being attacked is more sterically hindered in secondary or tertiary - so elimination occurs

40
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What are good leaving groups?

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  • ones that can be displaced easily

* strong bases are bad leaving groups (i.e. OH-)

41
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When will secondary haloalkanes undergo SN1 or SN2 reactions?

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SN1 favoured in
• protic solutions - ones that contain a H proton that can be easily displaced/donated (ie. OH, NH3, H2O)
• with weak nucleophiles

SN2 favoured in
• aprotic solutions - cannot donate hydrogen
• with strong nucleophiles

42
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Why are polar protic solvents favoured by SN 1 reactions?

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  • polar protic solvents have hydrogen atoms connected to electronegative atoms, and can be easily donated
  • in sn1 reactions a carbocation intermediate is formed
  • leaving group becomes a anion
  • the H atom in the polar protic molecules can stabilise both the carbocation and anion (leaving group)
43
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Why are polar aprotic solvents favoured by SN2 reactions?

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• SN2 reactions are one-step reactions involving a strong nucleophile
• the polar aprotic solvents is able to stabilise the cation formed by the nucleophile
i.e. in nucleophile NaOH, Na+ will be stabilised to increase the ability of OH to attack

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