Exam 3 Reactions Flashcards
Dehydrohalogenation SM
alkyl halide
usually 3°, or 2° with stronger conditions
E1 DEHYDROHALOGENATION MECHANISM
- halogen leaves
- C+ rearrangement
- weak base deprotonates beta H; H e- make alkene
E1 dehydrohalogenation solvent
good ionizers - water, alcohol
E1 dehydrohalogenation rate law
rate = k[RX]
base used in E1 dehydrohalogenation
small or bulky?
weak
small yields Zaitsev product
bulky yields Hofmann product
E1 dehydrohalogenation byproducts
Sn1
how to favor E1 over Sn1?
heat
E2 dehydrohalogenation SM configuration requirement
anticoplanar
if cyclohexane, X and H must both be axial
E2 dehydrohalogenation SM
alkyl halide
usually 2° or 3°
E2 dehydrohalogenation rate law
rate = k[RX][B]
best base characteristics for E2 dehydrohalogenation
- strong
- nonpolarizable
- matched with solvent
- small (for Zaitsev product)
- large (for Hofmann product)
how to favor E2 dehydrohalogenation over Sn2
- polar protic solvent
- heat
E2 dehydrohalogenation stereospecificity
2 “wedges” end up one one side of alkene (longways)
Dehydration of alcohol SM
an alcohol
E1 DEHYDRATION MECHANISM
- hydroxy attacks H of acid to make a good LG
- C-O bond breaks and water leaves
- C+ rearrangement
- water attacks & removes beta H - H e- form alkene
E1 dehydration SM and acid
2° and 3° alcohol required
phosphoric/sulfuric acid
E2 DEHYDRATION MECHANISM
- acid attacks hydroxy to make good LG
- water leaves, and water attacks beta H - H e- make alkene
E2 dehydration SM & acid
1° alcohol
concentrated H2SO4
Hydrohalogenation SM
alkene
HYDROHALOGENATION MECHANISM
- alkene attacks H (or other electrophile), splitting it from X
- C+ rearrangement
- X attacks C+