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Elimination reactions Flashcards

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1
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What is an elimination reaction?

A

the loss of a leaving group and the formation of an alkene

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What does the nucleophile act as in an elimination reaction?

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base

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3
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How many molecules are involved in the rate determining step in E1?

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1

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4
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Why is HSO4- a poor nucleophile?

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It is a very weak base

It is stable as the negative charge is spread across the 3 atoms

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5
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Which step is the rate determining step in E1?

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The slow step

the kicking out of the leaving group

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6
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How is the carbenium ion stabilised in E1?

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Sigma conjugation

electron density is donated from the C-H bond which breaks to the carbenium ion

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7
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Why is a tertiary carbenium ion the most stable?

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There are 3 lots of sigma conjugation which means it is more stable

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8
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What is an intramolecular electron source?

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The C-H bond which is adjacent to the carbenium io

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9
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Why does an intramolecular substitution just happen (E1) ?

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It wants to lower the energy of the system as it has a positive charge

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10
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How many molecules are involved in the rate determining step for E2?

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2

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Why is the nucleophile acting as a base?

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It is attacking the hydrogen and not the carbon

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What are the steps of an E1 reaction?

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Leaving group is protonated to make it a better leaving group
L.G kicked out leaving a carbenium ion
Nucleophile attacks the carbenium ion

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13
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For E1 reactions, what is the order of reactivity related to?

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Stability of the intermediate carbenium ion

The more stable, the better the E1 will be

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14
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When is elimination not possible?

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When there are no hydrogens β-to the leaving group

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15
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What type of solvents favour E1 reactions and why?

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Polar

They can stabilise the charged, ionic intermediate

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16
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What is the issue with using H2O as a solvent?

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It is too polar, organic molecules don’t dissolve

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17
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What are some examples are polar solvents?

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ROH
DMSO
DMF

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18
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What are some examples of mid-polar solvents?

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THF
Et2O
DCM
EtOAc

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19
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What are some examples of non-polar solvents?

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Hexane
Petrol
Toulene
Benzene

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20
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How does the leaving group influence the rate of reaction?

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It is involved in the rate determining step so the better the leaving group the faster the reaction

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21
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Why is the E1 reaction for primary or secondary alcohols slow?

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The secondary carbenium ion is not stable

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Why would an E2 reaction for primary or secondary alcohols not happen?

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A strong base would deprotonate the OH rather than the hydrogen adjacent to the OH group

23
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The stronger the base…

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The more likely it is to take only the most acidic hydrogen

24
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What is alcohol activation?

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Converting OH into a better leaving group which is usually done through the formation of a tosylate

25
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What is stereoselectivity?

A

Gives one stereoisomer of the product in preference

26
Q

Which elimination reaction can be stereoselective?

A

E1

27
Q

Which isomer, E or Z, will be more stable and preferred and why?

A

E

Steric interactions, more steric repulsions in a z isomer as the large groups are close together

28
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Which isomer, E or Z, forms fastest and why?

A

E

Lower activation energy

29
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What will the major product be of an E1 reaction?

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The more substituted alkene as it is more stable

30
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Why are more substituted alkenes more stable

A

There is increased σ-conjugation which involves σ* orbitals
The more σ* orbitals = more spread out and therefore more stable

31
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What is regioselectivity?

A

Preference of a chemical reaction to form one positional isomer over another

32
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What do E2 reactions rely on?

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100% orbital reliance

33
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Where must the two groups being eliminated in an E2 reaction lie?

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In the same plane

34
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What are the two conformations which may be produced from an E2 reaction?

A

Synperiplanar

Antiperiplanar

35
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Which is the preferred product for E2, synperiplanar or antiperiplanar?

A

Antiperiplanar

36
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Why is aniperiplanar preferred over synperiplanar?

A

The orbitals are more in plane so they have better overlap and are closer to one another as the large lobe overlaps with a large lobe

37
Q

In a newman projection, where do the dashes lie?

A

Point into page

Left hand side

38
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In a newman projection, where do the wedges lie?

A

Point out of the page

Right hand side

39
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Which conformation, synperiplanar or antiperiplanar, is lower in energy? Why?

A

Antiperiplanar
The transition state is a staggered conformation which is preferred
Less steric hinderance = more stable

40
Q

What is the π bond of the alkene formed from?

A

σ-orbital of the C-H bond and the σ*-orbital of the C-X bond

41
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What happens during the transition state?

A

Electrons move from the filled σ-orbital to the empty σ*-orbital

42
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What types of reactions can the E2 reactions be when there is more than one hydrogen adjacent to the leaving group?

A

Regioselective

Stereoselective

43
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What is the regioselectivity due to in E2 reactions?

A

Formation of the more stable alkene through the lower transition state

44
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What is the stereoselectivity due to in E2 reactions?

A

Elimination occuring from the lower energy of the two possible antiperiplanar conformations

45
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In E2 reactions, what type of interactions destabilise the Z isomer?

A

Gauche interactions

46
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What are gauche interactions?

A

Steric interactions

More hindered

47
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When is an E2 reaction stereospecific?

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When both groups being eliminated are attached to stereocentres

48
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In E2 reactions, what does each diastereoisomer of the starting material give?

A

A different diastereoisomer of the alkene product

49
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What is the origin of stereospecificity?

A

In both cases, the E2 reaction must occur through the antiperiplanar transition state

50
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What are diastereomers?

A

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images

51
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How do you work out the amount of diastereomers?

A

2ⁿ

n is the number of chiral centres

52
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Explain the regiochemistry of E2?

A

Transition state and the base reacting with the hydrogen are the two factors

53
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What happens in E2 reaction if the base is large? (regiochemistry)

A

The product will arise from reacting at the least hindered hydrogen on a carbon adjacent to the leaving group

54
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What happens in E2 reaction if the base is small? (regiochemistry)

A

The product will be the most stable alkene
The most stable alkene is the most substituted and usually arises from removal of a more hindered hydrogen adjacent to the leaving group

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