Grignard reagents Flashcards

1
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What is a Grignard reagent?

A

Magnesium bonded to both a halogen on one side and an alkyl/aryl group on the other side

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How are Grignard reagents made?

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Add halogenoalkane (with halogen and alkyl group) to magnesium under conditions of dry ether and reflux the flask over a hot water bath

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Conditions for making a Grignard reagent?

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Dry ether
Reflux flask using a hot water bath

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4
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What are the bonds in a Grignard reagent?

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Covalent bonds between alkyl group to magnesium and magnesium to bromine

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5
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Polar bonds in a Grignard reagent

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Slight negative charge on carbon the Mg bonded to = C d-
Mg is d+
Because electrons in bond is pulled toward more electronegetaive carbon

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6
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Why can Grignard reagents act as a nucleophile?

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Slight negative charge on carbon atom so acts as electron pair donor by breaking C-Mg bond and attract electrophiles

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7
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General formula of a Grignard

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RMgX

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8
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Why is Grignard made under condition of dry ether

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Because grignard reacts readily with any traces of water present to form an alkane and magnesium hydroxide halide salt

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9
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Grignard + water makes

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Alkane from alkyl group on grignard, H from alcohol group accepted
Magnesium hydroxide halide salt, Mg Br react with remaining OH from water

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10
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What type of reaction is Grignard + water and why?

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Acid base because water acts as acid and donates a H+ to alkyl chain on Grignard = alkane
Grignard acts as base, C d- can attract H+ to accept it and break carbon -Mg+Br bond

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Grignard + alcohol makes

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Alkane from alkyl group on grignard, H from alcohol accepted
Magnesium alkoxide halide salt, Mg Br reacts with O+ carbon chain from alcohol

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12
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Example of magnesium hydroxide halide salt

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Mg(OH)+ Br-

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13
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Example of magnesium alkoxide halide salt

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Mg(OCH3)+ Br-

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14
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What type of reaction is Grignard + alcohol?

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Acid base because alcohol acts as acid and donates a H+ to alkyl chain on Grignard = alkane
Grignard acts as base, C d- can attract H+ to accept it and break carbon -Mg+Br bond

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15
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Organometallic compound

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Describes a Grignard reagent
Organic compound (CH) with a metal (Mg)

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16
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All Grignard reactions to INCREASE THE CARBON CHAIN

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React with CO2
React with methanal
(increase carbon chain by 1)
React with aldehyde —> secondary alcohol
React with ketone —> tertiary alcohol

17
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What are Grignard reagents useful for?

A

Increasing the carbon chain of a compound in synthesis
React starting reagent with Grignard
Convert that to molecule with longer carbon chain with 2nd reagent

18
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Once grignard + second reagent reacts then what happens?

A

Dilute acid is added

19
Q

Grignard Reagent + primary/secondary amine makes

A

Alkane (from Grignard carbon chain)
Magnesium alkoxide bromide

20
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Reaction of GRignard + primary/secondary amine mechanism

A

Hydrogen on amine is donated (acts as acid) to the alkyl group on Grignard = alkane formed
Amine becomes alkylammonium magnesium 1+ ion to form salt with Br- anion

21
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alkylammonium magnesium 1+ ion

22
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Reaction of Grignard + secondary/primary amine type

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Acid/base reaction

23
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Why is Grignard + secondary/primary amine an acid base?

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Because 1 H+ bonded to the nitrogen on amine is donated to alkyl group of grignard which accepts H+
Amine = acid
Grignard = base

24
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Can tertiary amines react with Grignard?

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No they lack N-H so no H+ can be donated to alkyl group of Grignard

25
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Why does Grignard react as a base?

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C d- can attract H+ and accept it

26
Q

Wash the magnesium alkylammonium salt with dilute acid forms

A

Just the alkylammonium salt

27
Q

Carbon dioxide + Grignard makes?

A

RC=O
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OMgBr
Then: Carboxylic acid + magnesium hydroxide bromide

28
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Hydrolyse product of CO2 + Grignard with water in dilute acid forms?

A

Carboxylic acid with 1 more carbon than Grignard
And Mg(OH)Br

29
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Where does CO2 add onto grignard?

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1 Double bond in CO2 breaks and bonds to last carbon on Grignard between magnesium and bromine, which bond to the single bonded oxygen
And 2nd C=O is on added carbon

30
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Grignard + methanal

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Makes primary alcohol with 1 more carbon than grignard

31
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Grignard + longer chain aldehyde

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Makes secondary alcohol with number of carbons in aldehyde added on to number of carbons in Grignard

32
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Grignard + ketone makes

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Tertiary alcohol with number of carbons in ketone added on to grignard