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Functional Groups 5&6 - carbonyls Flashcards

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1
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Describe the structure of carbonyls.

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  • Trigonal planar sp2 carbon and oxygen
  • All sigma bonds lie in same plane - 120 degrees apart
  • C-O pi bond between parallel p orbitals on carbon and oxygen
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What is the driving force behind carbonyl activity?

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The difference in electronegativity between carbon and oxygen - oxygen is more electronegative

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Why are carbonyls higher in energy than alkenes?

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The dipole in C=O means the bond is shorter, stronger and more polar

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Why is hydrogen bonding important for carbonyl groups when taking drugs?

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  • Can bond with water so the drug can dissolve and travel around the body
  • Will then interact with different physiochemical conditions e.g. pH or temp and change its bonding
  • Can then find enzyme or receptor (binding site)
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5
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State the interaction of hydrogen bonding with carbonyl groups.

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Short range, directional
Intramolecular or non-bonded interaction

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Which two factors play an initial role in the binding of a carbonyl?

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  • It is a planar molecule
  • It has a dipole moment
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How do carbonyls interact with the binding site?

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  • Hydrogen bonding: carbonyl group is a hydrogen bond acceptor and two interactions are possible as there are two lone pairs on oxygen
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Describe the reactions at the carbonyl carbon.

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  • Nucleophile attacks delta positive carbon from above or below planar
  • Electron pair moves from C=O bond to electronegative oxygen atom producing tetrahedral alkoxide ion intermediate
  • Lone pair on oxygen moved to proton (formation of O-H bond)
  • Formation of new bonds increases steric crowding
  • Possible introduction of chiral centre as carbonyl carbon changes from sp2 to sp3
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Give three examples of good nucleophiles.

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  • Hydride
  • Alkyl anions
  • Alkoxides
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Why are aldehydes more reactive than ketones?

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  • Proton in aldehyde is much smaller so approach of nucleophile at desired angle of 100-115 degrees is easier by comparison to ketone where there is more electrostatic charge to pass through
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How can the reactivity of carbonyls be enhanced?

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  • By protonation of the carbonyl oxygen
  • The carbonyl carbon becomes more electrophilic
  • The carbonyl carbon is more susceptible to nucleophilic attack
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Name the mechanism that carbonyls undergo

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Nucleophilic Addition

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13
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What are carboxylic acids?

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Weak acids (proton donors) - they transfer a proton to water to give H3O+ and carboxylate anions RCO2-

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What is the acidity constant (Ka) for a typical carboxylic acid?

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10^-3 - 10^-5

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What is the pKa range for most aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids?

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3-5

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What is the greater acidity of carboxylic acids relative to alcohols due to?

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  • resonance stabilisation of the carboxylate anion
17
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How can we identify stronger acids from pKa?

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  • The lower the pKa the stronger the acid
18
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Describe the role of electron withdrawing groups in the stabilisation of carboxylic acids.

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  • stabilises the carbon making it more reactive
19
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Describe the role of electron-donating groups in the stabilisation of carboxylic acids.

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  • destabilises the carbon as it becomes less positively charged and so less able to accept electrons
20
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State the mechanism that carboxylic acid derivatives undergo.

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addition-elimination

21
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Name the condition for acyl substitutions.

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  • acid chlorides OR acid anhydrides (react more slowly)
22
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What are aldehydes oxidised to?

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Carboxylic acids - CHO hydrogen abstracted during oxidation or chemically with an oxidising agent: CrO3, KMnO4, HNO3

23
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What is the second site of reactivity on carbonyls?

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the alpha-hydrogen is acidic enough to be removed by a strong base
- The anion is stabilised by resonance

24
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How else can we drive the process of interconversion?

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Can be acid or base catalysed

25
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Why do many drug compounds contain carbonyl groups?

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As they can make hydrogen bonding interactions with receptor binding sites in the body helping drug molecules to bind strongly.

26
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Explain why carboxylic acids are stronger acids than alcohols.

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Due to resonance stabilisation of the carboxylate ion.

27
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Why is trifluroacetic acid more acidic than acetic acid?

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The CF3 group is electron withdrawing which stabilises the carboxylate ion and increases acidity.

28
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Why do nucleophiles add to carbonyl compounds?

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The carbon of the carbonyl group has a partial positive charge, which attracts nucleophiles.

29
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Name a reagent used for the reduction of aldehydes and ketones.

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NaBH4

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