Lecture 15 - Electrophilic carbonyls 2 Flashcards

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We can made esters from acyl chlorides. What are the reactants and products?

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reactants: acyl chloride + alcohol
products: ester + HCl

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2
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Draw the mechanism for making an ester from an acyl chloride.

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3
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We can make esters from carboxylic acids. What are the reactants and products?

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reactants: carboxylic acid + alcohol
products: ester + H+

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4
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Esters can be made from carboxylic acids as well as acyl chlorides. But, carboxylic acids are not very reactive so under what conditions does the reaction occur?

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Acid catalyst- this protonates the carbonyl oxygen

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5
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Draw the mechanism for the production of an ester from a carboxylic acid

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We can make amides from acyl chlorides. What are the reactants and products?

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Reactants: acyl chloride + amine
Products: amides + HCl

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7
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Draw the mechanism for making an amide from an acyl chloride

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8
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Amides can be made from carboxylic acids. What are the reactants and products?

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reactants: carboxylic acid + amine
product: ammonium carboxylate salt.

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9
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Draw reaction for making an amide from carboxylic acid

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10
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Nature makes amide bonds. Draw the mechanism for the production of glutamine from glutamate.

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11
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Acyl phosphate structure

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12
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What is a hydrolysis reaction?

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a reaction where a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.

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13
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Acidic hydrolysis of an ester produces…

This is a fully …………… reaction

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carboxylic acid and alcohol

reversible

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14
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Draw the mechanism for the acid hydrolysis of an ester.

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15
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Basic hydrolysis of an ester produces….

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carboxylate ion and alcohol

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16
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Draw the mechanism for the base hydrolysis of an ester.

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17
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Why is the hydrolysis of amides so difficult?

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They are the least reactive.

18
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Acid hydrolysis of an amide produces…

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carboxylic acid and ammonia

19
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Draw the mechanism for acidic amide hydrolysis

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20
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Base hydrolysis of an amide produces…

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carboxylate and ammonia

21
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Draw the mechanism for basic amide hydrolysis

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22
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Hydrolysis of an ………… is easier than ……………

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ester
amide