Chapter 6 Flashcards
Alkyl halides
Halogen, X, is directly bonded to sp3 carbon
Vinyl halides
X is bonded to sp2 carbon of alkene
Aryl halides
X is bonded to sp2 carbon on phenyl ring
CH2X2
methylene halide
CHX3
haloform
CX4
carbon tetra halide
Geminal dihalide
two halogen atoms are bonded to the same carbon
Vicinal dihalide
two halogen atoms are bonded to adjacent carbons
Allylic Halogination
- Allylic radical is resonance stabilized
- Bromination occurs with good yield at the allylic position (sp3 C next to C=C)
SN2 Reaction
- 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
SN2 Energy Diagram
- The SN2 reaction is a one-step reaction
- Transition state is highest in energy
What does SN2 stand for?
SN2 stands for: substitution, nucleophilic, bimolecular
Bimolecular
TWO species are involved in rate determining step
SN2 Mechanism Favored When:
Substrate is PRIMARY and UNHINDERED
GOOD (strongly basic) Nucleophile
GOOD (weakly basic) Leaving Group
POLAR, APROTIC Solvent
Kinetics of SN2 Reaction
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
SN2 and Stereochemistry
- 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.
SN2 Orbital Inversion
Inversion of Configuration Required by Orbitals
Relative Reactivity of Halides via SN2
methyl > primary > secondary >> tertiary (doesn’t happen)
Steric Effects of the Substrate on SN2 Reactions
As substitution increases, steric crowding increases.
Approach of the nucleophile is increasingly hindered.
Nucleophilicity across a period
Nucleophilicity increases
across a period (R to L).
Nucleophilicity in groups
Nucleophilicity increases down a group.
Nucelophilicity in acids vs bases
Neg. charged species a stronger nucleophile than its conjugate acid.
Why? Ability to donate electrons.