Exam 3 Flashcards
Fischer Esterification
Creates an ester from Carboxylic acid
Uses: acid
What does the Hoffman elimination do?
Turns an amine into an alkene, and forms the less substituted alkene (anti-Zaitsev) product
What does saponification do?
Hydrolysis of ester under basic conditions to form carboxylate anions
Last step is irreversible
What does hydrolysis of a nitrile in acid (or base) produce?
Carboxylic acid (or carboxylate anion)
What reagents synthesize nitriles?
R-X and CN-
What is the order of decreasing reactivity for the reagents used in Nu Acyl substitution rxns?
Acid chloride > anhydride > ester ~ Carboxylic acid > amide
What reagent is used to convert COOH to acid chloride?
SOCl2 and heat
What reagent is used to convert COOH to an anhydride?
Heat
What reagent is used to convert COOH to an ester?
HOR’ and H+ cat.
What reagent is used to convert COOH to an amide?
NH2R’ and DCC
What reagent is used to convert acid chloride to COOH?
H2O and pyridine
What reagent is used to convert anhydrides, esters, or amides to COOH?
H2O and H+
What reagent is used to convert ester to COOH?
H2O and H+ (or base)
What does the haloform reaction do?
Forms a good LG (which leaves as the haloform)
Forms a carboxylate anion
What three things allow you to preferentially make the kinetic enolate over the thermodynamic enolate?
Strong, BULKY base (LDA) Aprotic solvent (like THF) Low temp (-78 C)