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Alkyl halides

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Halogen, X, is directly bonded to sp3 carbon

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Vinyl halides

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X is bonded to sp2 carbon of alkene

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Aryl halides

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X is bonded to sp2 carbon on phenyl ring

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CH2X2

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methylene halide

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CHX3

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haloform

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CX4

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carbon tetra halide

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Geminal dihalide

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two halogen atoms are bonded to the same carbon

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Vicinal dihalide

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two halogen atoms are bonded to adjacent carbons

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Allylic Halogination

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  • Allylic radical is resonance stabilized
  • Bromination occurs with good yield at the allylic position (sp3 C next to C=C)
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SN2 Reaction

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  • Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution
  • Concerted reaction: new bond forming and old bond

breaking at same time

  • Rate is first order in each reactant
  • Inversion at carbon
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SN2 Energy Diagram

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  • The SN2 reaction is a one-step reaction
  • Transition state is highest in energy
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What does SN2 stand for?

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SN2 stands for: substitution, nucleophilic, bimolecular

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Bimolecular

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TWO species are involved in rate determining step

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SN2 Mechanism Favored When:

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Substrate is PRIMARY and UNHINDERED

GOOD (strongly basic) Nucleophile

GOOD (weakly basic) Leaving Group

POLAR, APROTIC Solvent

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Kinetics of SN2 Reaction

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Second order reaction: Rate = k [:Nu] [substrate]

Suggests that C-Nu bond forms as C-X bond breaks

Requires backside attack of nucleophile

Trigonal bipyramidal transition state

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SN2 and Stereochemistry

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  • Backside attack of nucleophile results in INVERSION of configuration
  • The stereochemistry is always reversed, but the R/S does not always switch. Depends on the priority of the nucleophile and substituents on the stereocenter.
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SN2 Orbital Inversion

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Inversion of Configuration Required by Orbitals

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Relative Reactivity of Halides via SN2

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methyl > primary > secondary >> tertiary (doesn’t happen)

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Steric Effects of the Substrate on SN2 Reactions

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As substitution increases, steric crowding increases.

Approach of the nucleophile is increasingly hindered.

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Nucleophilicity across a period

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Nucleophilicity increases

across a period (R to L).

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Nucleophilicity in groups

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Nucleophilicity increases down a group.

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Nucelophilicity in acids vs bases

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Neg. charged species a stronger nucleophile than its conjugate acid.

Why? Ability to donate electrons.

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What makes a good leaving group in SN2 reactions?

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More stable anion = better leaving group

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Leaving Groups

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Good leaving groups: I -, Br -, sulfonates

Modest leaving group: Cl -

Poor leaving groups: F -, - OH, CH3CO2 -, PhO -

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Are strong bases good leaving groups in SN2 reactions?

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No, strong bases are poor leaving groups

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The SN2 Mechanism – Solvent Effects

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SN2 reactions favored (faster) in polar, aprotic solvents

SN2 reactions disfavored (slower) in protic solvents: water, alcohols, acetic acid

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Solvent Effects: Protic Problems

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Polar protic solvents have acidic hydrogens (O—H or N—H) which can solvate the nucleophile reducing their nucleophilicity.

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Nucleophile strength and rate of the reaction

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  • Stronger nucleophile = faster reaction
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Stability of leavin group and rate of the reaction

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More stable leaving group = faster reaction

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What are the steps in an SN1 reaction?

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1) formation of carbocation by loss of leaving group
2) attack (substitution) of nucleophile

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When is SN1 favorable?

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Substrate is tertiary, allylic / benzylic or sterically hindered

PROTIC / MILDLY ACIDIC Solvent

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Rate determining step in SN1

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Formation of carbocation is the rate determining step

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Racemization in SN1

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The lobes of the empty p-orbital are on both sides of the trigonal plane

Nucleophile can attack the carbocation from either side – leads to racemization of optically active S.M.

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Hydrogen Shift

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Hydrogens adjacent to a 1° or 2° halide can shift over to form a more stable cation

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Methyl Shift

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Since a primary carbocation cannot form, the methyl group on the adjacent carbon can move (along with both bonding electrons) to the primary carbon displacing the bromide and forming a tertiary carbocation.

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Relative Reactivity of Halides via SN1

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tertiary > secondary > primary >> methyl

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Do nucleophiles have an effect on the rate of SN1 reactions?

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Carbocation formation is rate determining:

Thus, different nucleophiles do not change rate in SN1

Poor nucleophiles better to avoid side reactions

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Leaving groups in SN1 reactions

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Better leaving groups lead to faster carbocation formation

I - > Br - ~ - OTs > Cl –

Typically need good leaving groups for SN1

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In what type of solvent do SN1 reactions work best?

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SN1 reactions work best in POLAR PROTIC solvents:

H2O, CH3CO2H, CF3CH2OH, CH3OH, etc.

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Elimination reactions

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The halogen and one hydrogen are eliminated from the molecule resulting in a double bond

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E1 Reaction

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Unimolecular elimination

Two groups lost: a hydrogen and the leaving group

Nucleophile can act as a base

The E1 and SN1 reactions have similar conditions so a mixture of products often observed

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Step 1 of E1 reaction

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Step 1: Leaving group leaves, forming a carbocation

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Step 2 of E1

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Step 2: Base abstracts H+ from adjacent carbon forming the double bond

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E1 and SN1 are competing reactions because their first steps both for a carbocation. What conditions favor elimination over substitution?

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High temperature and weak/bulky bases will favor elimination over substitution.

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In E1, which step is the rate-determining step?

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The first step (just like SN1)

46
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Zaitsev’s Rule

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More substituted double bonds are more stable

In elimination reactions, the major product of the reaction is the more substituted double bond: Zaitsev’s Rule

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The E2 reaction

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Elimination, bimolecular

Requires a strong base

Concerted reaction: the proton is abstracted, the double bond forms and the leaving group leaves, all in one step

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E1 Mechanism

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•Order of reactivity for alkyl halides:
3° > 2 ° > 1°

Mixture may form, but Zaitsev product
predominates

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E2 Stereochemistry

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  • The halide and the proton to be abstracted must be anti-coplanar (q=180º) to each other for the elimination to occur
  • The orbitals of the hydrogen atom and the halide must be aligned so the s bond overlaps with s*
  • The anti-coplanar arrangement minimizes any steric hindrance between the base and the leaving group
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E2 Reactions on Cyclohexanes

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  • An anti-coplanar conformation (180°) can only be achieved when both the hydrogen and the halogen occupy trans diaxial positions.
  • The chair must flip to the conformation with the axial halide in order for the elimination to take place.
51
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How does the strength of the nucleophile determine order?

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Strong nucleophiles or bases promote bimolecular reactions (E2 or Sn2)

52
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What type of Alkyl halides usually undergo SN2?

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1° alkyl halides usually undergo SN2

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What type of reactions do tertiary alkyl halides usually undergo?

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3° alkyl halides mixture of SN1, E1 or E2. They cannot undergo SN2

54
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What type of reactions do secondary alkyl halides usually undergo?

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2° alkyl halides: mix of substitution and elimination. Look at nucleophile / base strength

55
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_____ temperature favors elimination

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High temperature favors elimination

56
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______ bases favor elimination

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Bulky bases favor elimination

NaOC(CH3)3

57
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Common polar, aprotic solvents

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acetone, DMF, DMSO, acetonitrile, HMPA

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