lecture 1 + 2 Flashcards
what hybridisation is seen in alkenes
sp2 hybridisation
1 sigma bond
1 pi bond
is the pi bond in alkenes the nucleophile or electrophile
nucleophile
if the the pi bond is the nuc,, what orbital are the e- in
the HOMO
what is Br2 in reactions
electrophile
where are e- accepted into in Br2 when it reacts
into the LUMO
sigma ** star
what happens to ethene when it reacts with Br2
1 Br attaches and forms a carbo cation intermediate
this is unstable as its primary
the lone pairs on Br donate e- density and it forms the BROMONIUM ION + Br-
product of ethene and Br2
BROMONIUM ION +
important intermediate
and Br-
describe the bromonium ion
2 carbons at the bottom linking to a Br at the top
the Br has a (+) charge
what can the BROMONIUM ion react with
can react with the Br-
how does the BROMONIUM ION react with Br-
the Br- attacks one of the bottom carbons
the e- in the C-Br breaks and goes into the Br+
forms 1-2 dibromoethane (dibromo derivative)
how else can we draw the reaction of ethene and Br2
• = attacks the Br-Br
• e- go to the end Br
• First Br’s lone pair attacks the = other end
what is hyperconjugation and how does it stabilise an alkene🌷
when e- in a CH sigma bond have a side on interaction with the empty C=C pi star orbital.
this leads to the 2e- in the CH sigma to be spread over the molecule + delocalised, increasing its stability
why can double bonds be nucleophiles
they’re electron rich
🌷a more substituted double bond is
more stable
also more reactive to electrophilic addition
why are more substituted double and triple bonds more reactive for electrophilic addition reactions
alkyl groups have an e- donating effect making the double / triple bond more e- rich and therefore more nucleophilic
why do F substituted double and triple bonds lose reactivity to electrophilic addition reactions
bc the F attracts some e-
double / triple bond is less nucleophilic
what reactions are used to make alkenes🌷
elimination reactions
waterfalls
halogenoalkanes are used
in electrophilic additions with halogenoalkanes, what C does the H and X bond to
H bonds to the C that’s bonded to the lowest amount of carbons
X bonds to the C that’s bonded to the highest amount of carbons
what is the meaning of a regioselective reaction🌷
there is a selective formation of one of the isomers
markovnikoffs product
H bonds to the C with little c
X bonds to the C with big c
makes a more stable CC+
what is the bonding interaction between an alkene and a HX🌷
the pi bonding HOMO (ALKENE)
the sigma star LUMO (HX)
in a gibbs energy of activation graph, where is the more stable CC+ intermediate
at a lower G value then the primary CC+
more stable = lower G energy value
hydride and alkyl shift🌷
when the H or CH3 move with 2 e- in order to form a more stable CC+
arrow from the CH bond to the CC+
an alkene and Br2 form
1,2-dibromoalkanes
what does 1,2-dibromo mean
that the Bromines are on adjacent carbons