Carbonyls Flashcards

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Describe the structure of the carbonyl group ?

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  • c=o
  • trigonal planar = 120
  • sp² carbon and oxygen
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Is a c=c or c=o stronger ?

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  • c=o is shorter and stronger
  • more polar
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How can carbonyl groups interact at binding sites, do they donate or accept H bond ?

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  • carbonyl group is a hydrogen bond acceptor
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What happens during reactions at the carbonyl carbon?

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  • electron pair moves from C=O bond to the electronegative oxygen atom
  • forming a tetrahedral alkoxide ion intermediate
  • c goes from sp2 to sp3
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5
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Which has more steric crowding, aldehydes or ketones?

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  • ketones
  • because attached to 2 alkyl groups whereas aldehydes are only attached to 1
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What enhances the reactivity of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, and amides?

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  • protonation of the carbonyl oxygen to becomes positively charged (O⁺-H)
  • makes carbonyl carbon more electrophilic
  • more susceptible to nucleophilic attack.
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How does the carbonyl group react with weak nucleophiles?

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  • requires activation of carbonyl group
  • by protonation of O to make (O⁺-H)
  • also called acid catalysis
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reaction of carboxylic acid with water ?

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  • RCOOH + H2O –> RCOO- +H3O+
  • transfer a H+ to water
  • forms H30+ which is a stronger acid
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9
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what kind of acids are carboxylic acids ?

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  • weak acids
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Why are carboxylic acids more acidic than alcohols?

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  • resonance stabilization of the carboxylate anion (conjugate base)
  • makes stronger acids compared to alcohols
  • alcohols are neutral in water
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What is the order of reactivity for carboxylic acid derivatives ?

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  • acyl chloride
  • anhydride
  • ester
  • amide (least)
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what happens to reactivity as the leaving group becomes more basic ?

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  • decreased reactivity as more basic
  • eg. amide more basic so less reactive
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What is the effect of resonance on reactivity of derivative ?

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  • more stable derivative is less reactive eg. amides
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why is amide less reactive than carboxylic acid ?

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  • more basic
  • more stable resonance structure so less reactive
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reactions of Acyl chlorides ?

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  • react with H2O to get COOH
  • react with ROH to get ester + HCl
  • react with RNH2 to get amide
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16
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which is more reactive acid anhydride or acyl chloride ?

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  • acyl chloride
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16
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Why are aldehydes more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions?

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  • only one large alkyl group = leading to less steric crowding
  • so aldehyde carbon more elctrophilic (greater partial positive charge )
16
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What happens when aldehydes are oxidized?

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  • forms carboxylic acid
17
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What are anomers + example?

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  • stereoisomers specific to cyclyic sugars
  • α-anomer: (OH) opposite the CH₂OH group, bottom
  • β-anomer:(OH) is on the same side as the CH₂OH group, above
18
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which anomer of glucose is more stable ?

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  • β-anomer
  • more stable - lower in energy
19
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What is keto-enol tautomerization?

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  • interconversion between keto and enol forms, - catalyzed by either acid or base
  • involves resonance stabilization.
20
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what is an acid anhydride ?

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−C(=O)−O−C(=O)−

21
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Draw the mechanism for the hydrolysis of acyl chlorides

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Refer to tutorial sheet

22
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Draw the reaction mechanism for acid-catalysed hydrolysis of esters ?

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Refer to tutorial sheet

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What happens during the hydrolysis of an acyl chloride ?
- reaction is nucleophilic acyl substitution - ROCl + H20 —> RCOOH + HCl - exothermic reaction
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What happens during acid-catalysed hydrolysis of esters (5) ?
- nucleophilic substitution - H20 is weak nucleophile, protonation of O -> O+ makes C more electrophilic so easier for nucleophile to attack - requires acid catalyst eg. HCl, H2SO4 + heat - products are a carboxylic acid + alcohol - reversible reaction
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What happens during base hydrolysis of esters (4) ?
- nucleophilic substitution - requires strong base (NaOH, KOH) + heat - reaction is irreversible - products formed are carboxylate ion and alcohol
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Why is base catalysed hydrolysis irreversible ?
- resonance stabilisation of the carboxylate ion lowers the energy + makes it more stable - so unlikely to further react + form ester
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How does protonation of oxygen in c=o make the carbon more electrophilic?
- (O → O⁺) increases its electron-withdrawing ability, pulling more electron density away from the carbon to stabilise it’s positive charge - this creates a stronger partial positive charge on the carbon, making it more electrophilic and susceptible to nucleophilic attack.
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How is nucleophilic addition reversed under basic conditions ?
- base removes proton - carbonyl formation (reform double bond) with loss of leaving group - nucleophile as leaving group
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How is nucleophilic addition reversed in acidic conditions ?
- protonation of nucleophile - loss of leaving group (nucleophile) - protonation of O -> O+- H - bond between O+ and H breaks
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What is the pKa value for most aliphatic + aromatic carboxylic acids ?
- range 3-5
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Why does the tetrahedral intermediate eliminatethe weakest base ?
- weak bases are more stable with a negative charge compared to strong bases - so make good leaving groups in nucleophilic substitution
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What is a thioester + are they more or less reactive than esters ?
- RC=O-SR’ - C-S bond weaker so easier to break + more susceptible to attack - less resonance stabilisation in thioesters
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What is a lactone + are they more or less reactive than open chain esters ?
- lactone is a cyclic ester - more reactive than open chain esters due to ring strain which makes C more electrophilic
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Why do nucleophile add to carbonyl compounds ?
- carbon is delta positive which attracts nucleophiles
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What reagent’s are used for the reduction of aldehydes / ketones ?
- NaBH4 / LiAlH4
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Why does the reaction not occur if the leaving group was -H or -R ?
- they are not stable anions - anions needs to be stable for group to leave
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Why do many drug compounds contain carbonyl groups?
- carbonyl groups can make hydrogen bonding interactions (and dipole interactions) with receptor binding sites in the body - helping drug molecules to bind strongly.
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Draw the mechanism of reduction of aldehydes and ketones
Refer to tutorial sheet
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What is the hybridization of carbon in the carbonyl group, and how does it participate in bonding?
- has 3 sp2 orbitals - one overlaps with O sp2 orbital to form sigma bond - 2 other sp2 orbitals form sigma bond with R groups - 1 unhybridised p orbital sideway overlaps with oxygens p orbital to form pi bond
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What is the hybridization of oxygen in the carbonyl group, and how does it participate in bonding?
- forms one sigma (σ) bond with carbon using an sp² orbital. - houses two lone pairs of electrons in the remaining two sp² orbitals. - has one unhybridized p orbital that overlaps with the carbon’s p orbital to form the π bond.