Heterocyclic Chemistry Flashcards
Heterocyclic compounds
Cyclic compounds in which a ne or more ring atoms are other than carbon. These are also known as heterocycles. Most of the common heterocyles contains nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, etc replaced for a carbon atom. The numbering of the compound starts at the herero-atoms
Pyridine
An aromatic heterocyclic compound in which one -CH is replaced by a nitrogen.
Pyridine physical properties
Colourless liquid
Very soluble in water
Found in bone oil
Sour
Fish like odour
Pyridine chemical properties
Planar
Hexagonal
All atoms are sp2 hybridized and has one unhybridized p orbital
6 pi electrons
Follows huckles rule
Basicity of pyridine
Pyridine is weaker base than aliphatic
amines because the sp electron paint is held more tigthly, due is the greater s’ character and it is thus available for sharing than an sp3 electron pair in aliphatic amine
-pyridine is more stronger base than pyrrole becz the lone pair of the nitrogen is present in the third sp2 orbital (not part of aromatic sextet ) and thus available for sharing with a proton (Lewis base). However, in Pyrole the lone pair is past of series, not available for sharing
Preparations of pyridine
1- by passing a mixture of acetylene and hydrogen cyanide through RHT
2- by hearing pentomethylene dianine initially the product pipeudine is formed which after dehydrogenation either catalytically or by hearing with concentrated H2SO4 is converted to pyridine
3- hantzsch synthesis
General method for the preparation of pyridine variations, which involves the condensation of Alderney and B ketoester and ammonia with another B Ketoester.
Reactions of pyridine
1- reaction as base: due to the free lone pair of pyridine, it acts as a weak base and form pyridinium salts with strong acids
2- reactions as nucleophile: reacts with alkyl halides tonforn alkyl pyramidine salts with acyl chloride to form acyl pyridinium salts
ES of pyridine
ES occurs in most of the aromatic compounds the structure of pyridine shows that the electron withdrawing effect of the electron atom makes the aromatic ring of pyridine electron deficient towards the EAS. Thus the aromatic ring in deactivated to the EAS rxns. But these r two positions (ie 3,5) at which the carbon atoms are still electron rich so if EAS rxn takes place it will occur at (c3, 5). For pyridine only nitration, sulphonation, and halogenation takes place. Fried crafts rxns do not occur for pyridine at all
NS rxn for pyridine
The pyridine ring decactivales for the EAS due to electron withdrawing group. However, for NS reactions the pridine ring is activated. Thus, the pyridine is more reactive towards NS rxn. By canonical forms, the position 2, 4 and 6 are election deficient so the nucleophile wil attack at C 2,4, or 6
Hydrogenation
Alkylation and acylation
Hydrogenation- the pyridine is hydroxylated to 2-hydropyridine by heating with KoH at 320c. It does not give phenolic properties
Alkylation/ acylation- pyridine can alkylated or acylated on heating with an appropriate organolithiun compound
Reduction and oxidation of pyridine
Reduction- either catalytically of with sodium and ethanol yeikda piperidine
Oxidation- pyridine is resistant to oxidation it is used as solvent in chromium trioxide oxidation. However, pyridine can be oxidize to pyridine N- oxide on treatment with per acids such as peracetic acid or perbenzoic acid
Pyrrole
5 membered ribg
Aromatic
Colourless liquid
b.P 131C
Turn dark on exposure to light
Physical properties of pyrrole
Planar
Hexagonal
Aromatic
Sp2 hybridized
Basicity of pyrrole
Extremely weaker base because usually the lone pair of nitrogen in pyrrole is part of aromatic sexlet and is this not available for the proton to bind with
Preparations of pyrrole
1-by the pyrolysis of Diammonium mucate
2- heating acetylene with NH3 in red hot tube
3- steam distillation of succinamide in Zn dust
4- on commercial scale it is prepared by passing a mixture of furan, ammonia Steam over hearted alumina at 400c
5- paal-knor synthesis: pyridine derivative is prepared by heating 1,4 dicarbonyl compounds
6- knorr pyrrole synthesis: condensation of alpha amino ketone and beta Keto ester
Reactions of pyrrole
1- salt formation: lacks basicity is acidic enough to form potassium salt when fused with KOH. The imino hydrogen is replaced by potassium
2- reduction- catalytic hydrogenation of pyrrole converts it into pyrrolidine
3-polymerization- in the presence of concentrated acids pyrrole undergoes polymerization
EAS rxn if pyrrole
Pyrrole is more reactive towards EAS rxns becz the lone pair is part of aromatic sexlet and the charge density increases in the aromatic ring. All positions of the ring are equal charge density for the attack if electrophile. However less the charge separation grater the stability, less charge separation at C2 and C5. So the electrophile will preorder to attack at C2 and 5. Mildest conditions are required for carrying out EAS rxns
Furan
furan gets its name from the latin word “furfur” which means bran. it is penagon, planar, aromatic, and sp2 hybridized. the lone pair of oxygen resides in sp2 hybrid orbital and second lone pair of oxygen resides in completely filled unhybridizeed p-orbital
propertis of furan
five memebered
pentagonal heterocyclic compound
sp2 hybridized and thus planar
the CH is replaced with O having two lone pairs in which lone pair resides in the sp2 orbital and the other lies n the unhybridized p obital (not part of aromatic sexlet).
colourless mobile liqud
BP is 32C
odour of chlorofom
insoluble in water
soluble in alcohol and ether
basicity of furan
furan>pyrrole>thiophene
-it is a hughly weak base as oxygen can donate lone pair easily
more reactive than pyrrole