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Chapter 4: Organic Reactions Flashcards

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Lewis acid (4)

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any species (molecule or ion) that can accept a pair of electrons

(an electron acceptor in the formation of a covalent bond)

tend to be electrophiles

often positively charged atoms

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Lewis base (4)

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any species (molecule or ion) that can donate a pair of electrons

(an electron donor in the formation of a covalent bond)

tend to be nucleophiles

often anions (negative charge)

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coordinate covalent bonds

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covalent bonds in which both electrons in the bond came from the same starting atom (the Lewis base)

formed when Lewis acids and bases interact

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Bronsted-Lowry acid

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any species that can donate a proton (H+) to another molecule

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Bronsted Lowry base

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any species that can accept a proton (H+) from another molecule

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amphoteric molecules

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can act as either a Bronsted-Lowry acid or base, depending on reaction conditions

(ex. H2O can donate H+ to become OH- or accept H+ to become H3O+)

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acid dissociation constant (Ka)

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measures the strength of an acid in solution

the equilibrium constant corresponding to the dissociation of and acid (HA) into H + A

(larger Ka = stronger acid)

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pka

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pKa = - log (Ka)

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small or negative pKa = ______

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acidic molecules

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large pKa = ______

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basic molecules

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strong acids have a pKA value of:

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less than -2

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weak acids have a pKA value of:

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between -2 and 20

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strong acids __________ in aqueous solution

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dissociate completely

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pKa trends in the periodic table

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pka values for common functional groups:

list the acids from weakest to strongest

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as bond strength decreases, acidity _______

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increases

note: bond strength increases down the periodic table

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the more electronegative an atom, the _______ the acidity

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higher

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doe bond strength or electronegativity take precedence when the 2 trends oppose each other?

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bond strength

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functional groups that act as acids

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alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and most carboxylic acid derivatives

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functional groups that act as bases

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amines and amides

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an acid-base reaction will proceed if the conjugate products are _______ than the reactants

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weaker (less reactive, more stable)

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nucleophiles

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“nucleus-loving” species (nucleus is + charge so these species have a region of full or partial negative charge)

contain lone pairs or pi bonds

have a region of high electron density

often carry a negative charge

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good nucleophiles tend to be good ______ (acids or bases)

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bases

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nucleophilicity is determined by 4 major factors

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charge: ⇡ electron density (more negative charge) = ⇡ nucleophilicity

electronegativity = ⇡ electronegativity = ⇣ nucleophilicity

steric hindrance: bulkier molecules = less nucleophilic

solvent: protic solvens hinder nucleophilicity

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polar protic solvents

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contain at least one hydrogen atom connected directly to an electronegative atom

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in polar protic solvents, Nucleophilicity increases ______ (up/down) the periodic table

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down

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in protic solvents, nucleophilicity decreases in the following order:

(4 halogens)

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I- > Br- > Cl- > F-

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in protic solvents, nucleophilicity decreases in the following order:

(4 halogens)

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F- > Cl- > Br- > I-

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polar aprotic solvents

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have a medium range of polarity

can have hydrogen atoms somewhere in their structures, but no hydrogen atom is directly connected to an electronegative atom

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in polar aprotic solvents, Nucleophilicity increases ______ (up/down) the periodic table

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up

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electrophiles

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“electron-loving”

have a region of low electron density (positive or partial positive charge)

contain a positive charge or are positively polarized

more positive compounds are more electrophilic

accept an electron pair when forming new bonds with a nucleophile

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electrophiles almost always act as Lewis _____ (acids/bases)

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acids

33
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list 4 functional groups that can act as electrophiles

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alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids (and their derivatives)

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leaving groups

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molecules fragments that retain electrons after heterolysis

a species that leaves an electrophile with an electron pair

the leaving group must be able to stabilize the electrons it leaves with

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the best leaving groups can:

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best stabilize the extra electrons

36
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_________ are good leaving groups

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weak bases

37
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heterolytic reactions

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a bond is broken and both electrons are given to one of the two products

the opposite of coordinate covalent bond formation

38
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what makes a good leaving group?

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weak bases (the conjugate bases of strong acids)

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nucleophilic substitution reactions

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a class of reactions in which one group is exchanged for another

a nucleophile forms a bond with a substrate carbon and a leaving group leaves

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SN1 reactions

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unimolecular nucleophilic substitution reactions

step 1: loss of a leaving groups (rate determining step); a carbocation is formed

step 2: the nucleophile attacks the carbocation

attack from either side of the cation

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SN1 reaction rate

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rate = k [substrate]

dependent upon the rate at which the leaving groups leaves

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SN2 rate

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rate = K [substrate] [nucleophile]

note: substrate = R—leaving group

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SN2 reactions

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bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reactions

step 1: loss of a leaving groups AND nucleophilic attack

“concerted” reaction

backside attack

“stereospecific” reaction: inversion causes a flip from R to S configuration or vice versa

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effect of degree of substitution on SN2 reaction rates

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less sterically hindered electrophiles react more readily under SN2 conditions

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effect of degree of substitution on SN1 reaction rates

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tertiary carbocations are more stable than secondary carbocations, which are more stable than primary carbocations

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how to determine SN1 vs sN2 based on substrate substitution

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47
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how to determine SN1 vs sN2 based on the nucleophile (strong vs weak)

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48
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how to determine SN1 vs sN2 based on the leaving group (good vs excellent)

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49
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how to determine SN1 vs sN2 based on the solvent (polar aprotic vs protic)

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50
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what does SN2 stand for?

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S = substitution

N = nucleophilic

2 = bimolecular (number of species involved in the rate determining step)

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why are SN2 reactions called bimolecular

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they have ONE step which involves TWO chemical entities

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redox reactions

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the oxidation states of the reactants change

53
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oxidation state

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an indicator of the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all bonds were completely ionic

(note: don’t need to know how to assign oxidation states, just know the definition of oxidation/reduction)

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oxidation

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an increase in oxidation state (loss of electrons)

usually involves decreasing bonds to hydrogen and increasing bonds to oxygen (or other heteroatoms)

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heteroatoms

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atoms besides carbon and hydrogen

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oxidizing agent

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the oxidizing agent accepts electrons and is itself reduced

tend to contain metals bonded to a large number of oxygen atoms

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reduction

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a decrease in oxidation state (gain in electrons) assisted by reducing agents

usually means increasing bonds to hydrogen and decreasing bonds to other atoms

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reducing agents

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donate electrons (are themselves oxidized)

have low electronegativity and ionization energy

often contain metals bonded to a large number of hydrogens

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chemoselectivity

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the preferential reaction of one functional group in the presence of other functional groups

(a key skill is recognizing which reactions will occur by recognizing the reactive regions within a molecule!)

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steric protection

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61
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what do nucleophiles do?

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they provide a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond

62
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imine

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a compound with a nitrogen atom double bonded to a carbon atom

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enamines

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contain both a double bond and a nitrogen-containing group

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condensation reaction

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2 molecules are combined to form a single molecule, usually with the loss of a small molecule such as water

if water is lost, the reaction is also known as a dehydration synthesis

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imine formation

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cyanohydrins

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a functional group in which a cyano and a hydroxy group are attached to the same carbon atom

form when hydrogen cyanide (HCN) reacts with aldehydes or ketones

cyanide functions as a nucleophile, attacking the carbonyl carbon

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alkyl halides

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an alkane with one or more halogens attached (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine)

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