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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
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Aromatic acid

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  • Aryl group bonded to the carboxyl group
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Carboxylic acid angles

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  • Sp2 hybrid carbonyl C atom is planar, with nearly trigonal bond angles
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Carboxylic acid in drugs

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  • Make carboxylic acid into a salt to increase the solubility
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Lactones

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  • Cyclical carboxylic acid
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Lactams

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  • Cyclical amides
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Carboxylic acid + amide

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  • Ammonium carboxylate salt
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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
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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)
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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
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Formation and hydrolysis of nitriles

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Limited to halides and tosylates (OTs)
that are good SN2 electrophiles

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Carboxylate anion

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  • Weak base - can act as a nucleophile
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Ester formation

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Prepared by reacting alkyl halide and a carboxylate

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Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

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One nucleophile replaces another on
the acyl (C=O) carbon atom

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Basic conditions hydrolysis of ester
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

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  • Hydroxide ion (strong nucleophile) adds to C=O, forming tetrahedral intermediate
  • An alkoxide ion leaves, regenerating the C =O double bond and stabilises itself
  • A fast, exothermic proton transfer drives the reaction to completion
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Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Acid conditions Fisher Esterification

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  • Acid-catalysed addition of the alcohol to the carbonyl group
  • Acid-catalysed dehydration
  • Methods to convert carboxylic acids (COOH) to esters
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Acid chloride convert to ester

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  • Pyridine or other bases: neutralise the
    HCl generated
  • Alcohols (especially tertiary alcohols) may
    dehydrate under strongly acidic conditions
19
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Condensation of acid with amines

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  • Carboxylic acid + amine
  • Formation of ammonium carboxylate salt (poor electrophile) O- and NH3+R (Not nucleophile)
  • Heat above 100 degrees drives off the water forcing reaction to complete NHR and H2O
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Acid chloride reaction with ammonium or amides

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  • Carboxylic acid to acide chloride to amide
  • Addition of NaOH prevents HCL protonating the amine
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Halide ions

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  • Good leaving groups for nucleophilc acyl subsitution
  • Acid chloride activated from carboxylic acid
  • Carbonyl O and Cl make acyl strongly electrophilic
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Thyonyl chloride (SOCl2) or oxylate chloride (COCl2)

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  • Best reagent to convert Carboxylic acid to Acyl chloride
  • Form gaseous byproduct SO2
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Carboxylic acid + acid chloride

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Acid anhydride and HCl

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Carboxylic acid to primary alcohol

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  • Carboxylic acid to Acyl chloride to primary alcohol via LiAlH
  • Alderhyde is more reactive compared to carboxylic acids
  • OH is the nucleophile of carboxylic acid
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Activated forms of the carboxylic acid

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  • Ester
  • Amide
  • Nitriles
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Inactivated forms of carboxylic acid

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  • Acyl halide
  • Anhydride
27
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Primary amide

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  • CONH2 there are no alkyl groups
28
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Secondary amide or N substituted amide

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  • Has one alkyl group attached to the nitrogen
  • CONHR
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Tertiary amide or N, N substitued amide

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  • Has two alkyl group attached to the nitrogen
  • CONR2
30
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Lactams

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Cyclic amino acids + H2O

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Nitriles

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  • Contain CN group
  • Addition of H2O and H+ or OH- to a nitrile
  • Formation of an amine with H2O and H+ forms carboxylic acid
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Carboxylic acid to nitriles

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  • NH3 and heat CONH2
  • Addition of POCl3 is -CN
  • CN bond angle 180 and Sp hybridised
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Anhydryide +H2O

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  • Formation of two carboxylic acids
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Addition of nucleophile to acid anhydride

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  • Nucleophile attached to carbonyl and acyl chloride
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Nucleophilic acyl substitution

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  • One nucleophile replaces another on acyl carbon atom forming tetrahedral intermediate
  • Addition elimination of the leaving group regenerate carbonyl
36
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Favourable reaction with acids

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  • Convert more reactive acid derivative to less reactive depending on structure and attacking nucleophile
  • (Low) Carboxylate, Amide, Ester and Acid chloride (High)
  • Strong base not good leaving group

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