Carboxylic acids and derivatives Flashcards
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Carboxyl group
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- Combination of a C=O and a -OH on the same C
- Weak acids compared with the mineral acids,
but they are more acidic than alcohols or phenols.
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Aliphatic acid
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- Alkyl group bonded to the carboxyl
group
3
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Aromatic acid
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- Aryl group bonded to the carboxyl group
4
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Carboxylic acid angles
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- Sp2 hybrid carbonyl C atom is planar, with nearly trigonal bond angles
5
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Carboxylic acid in drugs
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- Make carboxylic acid into a salt to increase the solubility
6
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Lactones
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- Cyclical carboxylic acid
7
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Lactams
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- Cyclical amides
8
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Carboxylic acid + amide
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- Ammonium carboxylate salt
9
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Acid Halides
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- Halide ions are excellent leaving group for nucleophile acyl substitution
- Acid chloride active form of carboxylic acid
- Carbonyl O and Cl makes it electrophilic
10
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Acid Anhydrides
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- Anhydride forms into two molecules of acid
- Activated form of a carboxylic acid. Carboxylate group leaves (good leaving group)
11
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Synthesis of Carboxylic acids
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- From alkyl halide Halide to a carboxylic acid conversion with an additional carbon atom with Grignard reagents
12
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Formation and hydrolysis of nitriles
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Limited to halides and tosylates (OTs)
that are good SN2 electrophiles
13
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Carboxylate anion
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- Weak base - can act as a nucleophile
14
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Ester formation
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Prepared by reacting alkyl halide and a carboxylate
15
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Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
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One nucleophile replaces another on
the acyl (C=O) carbon atom