Carbonyls 2 Flashcards
What are aldehydes oxidised to?
COOH
What oxidising agents are used?
CrO3
KMnO3
HNO3
What is ethinylestradiol used in?
Formulation of combined pill
What is required in ethinylestradiol?
NaNH2
Liquid NH3
Why do all COOH derivatives react by same mechanism?
Polarity of carbonyl group
What happens in nucleophilic acyl substitution?
Nu- adds carbonyl carbon
= forms tetrahedral anionic intermediate
Leaving group expelled
Tetrahedral intermediate eliminated weakest base
When is Nu- expelled and why?
Nu- weaker than leaving group
= Nu- more stable than L-
When is L- expelled and why?
L- weaker than Nu-
= leaving group more stable than Nu-
Which intermediate will decompose the fastest?
One with best leaving group
What happens to reactivity as leaving group becomes more basic?
Decreases
Why is a WB more electronegative?
Able to accommodate negative charge better
Why is a WB better at inductive e- withdrawal from carbonyl C?
Increases electrophilicity of carbonyl carbon
More electrophilic carbonyl groups = more reactive to addition
Carbonyl carbon more susceptible to nucleophilic attack
Are acid halides more reactive than amides?
YES
Why is chloride good leaving group?
Undergoes acyl substitution easy
Is chloride useful in pharmaceutics?
Too reactive
What do you need to synthesise acid chlorides?
COOH + SOCl2 (thionyl chloride)
What reactions can acid chlorides undergo?
Nucleophilic acyl substitution
Hydrolysis
—-> ester/amides
What happens in nucleophilic substitution of acid chloride?
Follows general mechanism
Halogen replaced by OH, OR, OC(=O)R or NH2
What is formed acid chloride + NH3?
Amide