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Alkyl Halides Flashcards

1
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Reactivity of alkyl halides depend on

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Bond energy, polarity (more = more reactive) and bond length

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2
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What is the hybridization of alkyl halides?

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sp3

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3
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C-Cl bond length in alkyl halide

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178 pm

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4
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Alkyl halide bond angle

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109.5º

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5
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Down the group, H-X reactivity

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Increases

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6
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H-X reactivity order

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HI > HBr > HCl > HF

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7
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The __ -carbon of alkyl halides is _____philic in nature

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alpha-carbon is electrophilic in nature

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8
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Halogen atom is a good __________ group

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Leaving group

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9
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The elimination reaction (dehydrohalogenation) of an alkyl halide gives an

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Alkene

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10
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The bond energy of HI is

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228 kJ/mol

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11
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The molecule undergoing nucleophilic reaction is called the

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Substrate

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12
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The group leaving the substrate/being replaced is called the

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Nucleofuge

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13
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Any species ________ or ___________ with an unshared pair of e- can act both as a base and a nucleophile

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Neutral or negatively charged

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14
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A nucleophile undergoes _________________ reactions

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Nucleophilic substitution or addition reactions

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15
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Bases give __________ reactions

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Elimination reactions

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16
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The positive carbon of alkyl carbocation is ____ hybridized and therefore has a __________ structure

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sp2 and trigonal planar structure

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17
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Alkyl groups are electron _______

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Donating

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18
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Carbocation stability order

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Tertiary carbocation > Secondary carbocation > Primary carbocation > Methyl carbocation
(Most stable) (Least stable)

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19
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Unimolecular substitution is ______ and _____ step mechanism

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Unimolecular and two step mechanism

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20
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SN1: First step is

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Slow / rate determining

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21
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SN1 mechanism is followed by

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Tertiary alkyl halides

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22
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SN1 mechanism is favored by ______ solvents (having _______ bonds)

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Highly ionizing polar solvents (Polar protic). (having O-H , N-H bonds)

23
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SN1 has ______ nucleophile and _____ leaving group

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Weak nucleophile and good leaving group

24
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SN1 follow _____ order kinetics

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First order kinetics

25
Q

If nucleophile attacks carbocation from the side of the leaving group, the product shows _______ of configuration.
If nucleophile attacks carbocation from the opposite side, the product shows _______ of configuration.

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Side = Retention
Opposite = Inversion (O and I are both vowels)

26
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Racemic Mixture is

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When reactant is chiral, so a mixture of two enantiomers are produced

27
Q

Racemization is

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A mixture of retention and inversion

28
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In SN1 there is _______ racemization

29
Q

In SN1 there is more _______ than ________

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Inversion than retention (more opps in SN1)

30
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SN2 is _____ and ___ step

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Bimolecular and one step

31
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SN2 is followed by ________

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Primary carbocations and methyl halides

32
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SN2 follows _____ order kinetics

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Second order kinetics

33
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SN2 is favored by _________ solvents

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Polar aprotic solvents (aprotic means unable to ionize)

34
Q

SN2 goes thru _______ of configuration

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Inversion only

35
Q

Secondary alkyl halides follow SN1 if __________, and SN2 if _______

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SN1 if polar protic solvent present, SN2 if polar aprotic solvent present

36
Q

In 1,2 elimination, proton is removed from ___ position and halide is removed from ____ position

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Proton from Beta, Halide from Alpha position

37
Q

SN2 has a ____ nucleophile and a ____ leaving group

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Strong nucleophile and bad leaving group

38
Q

Which leaves first in 1,2 elimination

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Beta first then alpha

39
Q

E1 is ____ and _______

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Unimolecular and two steps

40
Q

E1 is followed by _____ alkyl halides

41
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E1 follows _____ order kinetics

42
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E1 has a ____ base

43
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E1 needs _______ solvents

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Polar protic solvents

44
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E2 is ___ and _____ step

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Bimolecular and one step

45
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E2 follows ___ order kinetics

46
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E2 prefers ______ solvents

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Polar aprotic solvents

47
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E2 has a _____ base

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Strong base

48
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E2 is followed by _____ alkyl halides

49
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Crowding around alpha carbocation generally favors _____ over _______. This is due to _______

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Elimination over substitution. This is due to greater steric hindrance

50
Q

The greater number of alkyl groups favors _____ over ______

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Elimination over substitution

51
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A stronger base will favor _____ and a stronger nucleophile will favor _______

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Base will favor elimination and nucleophile will favor substitution

52
Q

2bromo propane with ethoxide ion (C2H5O-) vs with ethanthiolate ion (C2H5S-)

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Ethoxide ion = Elimination
Ethanthiolate ion = Substitution

53
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Order from strongest nucelophiles to strongest bases

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I-, HS-, RS- > Br-, OH-, OR-, CH- > Cl, F, NH3, RCOO- > H2O, ROH
Strongest Weakest (but Strongest
Nucleophile Nucleophile Base)

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