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Nucleophilic substitution in halogenoalkanes Flashcards

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1
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What do nucleophiles attack and form bonds with?

A

positively or partially positively charged carbon atoms

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2
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What is a nucleophile?

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A lone electron pair donor

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3
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What things tend to be a nucleophile?`

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A negatively charged ion or a an atom with a delta negative charge.

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4
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How does the nucleophile create a bond with carbon?

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Carbon atoms are electron deficient and so the nucleophile donates a pair of electrons and swaps places with the halogen in order to create a covalent bond.

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5
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What are the names of the three common nucleophiles?

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  • Hydroxide ion
  • Ammonia
  • Cyanide ion
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6
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What is the formula for the hydroxide ion?

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-:OH

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7
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What is the formula for ammonia?

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:NH3

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What is the formula for the cyanide ion?

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-:CN

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9
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How would you represent a halogen?

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X

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10
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How would you represent any negatively charged nucleophile?

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:Nu-

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11
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Draw the general equation for nucleophilic substitution

A

Check pg 208

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12
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Draw a curly arrow representing the movement of a pair of electrons

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Draw a curly arrow representing the movement of a single electron

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14
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Draw the general mechanism for nucleophilic substitution, along with the curly arrows and partial charges

A

check pg 208

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The diagram below shows the electron pair in the C-X bond moving to the halogen atom (X). What does the halogen atom become?

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A halide ion

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16
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What is the halide ion called?

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The leaving group

17
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What does the rate of substitution depend on?

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The halogen

18
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Which of the halogens is unreactive?

A

Flourine

19
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Why are flouro-compounds unreactive?

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Because of the strength of the C-F bond

20
Q

The rate of reaction increases going….(up or down the halogen group)?

A

Down the halogen group

21
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Why dies the rate of reaction increase going down the halogen group?

A

because the strength of the C-X bond decreases.

22
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The reaction of halogenoalkanes and the hydroxide ion is very slow in room temperature. What can be done to speed up the rate of reaction?

A

Warm the mixture

23
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Halogenoalkanes do not mix with water. So what is used instead as a solvent in which both the halogenoalkane and the hydroxide ion can both mix.

A

Ethanol

24
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Name the reaction between a halogenoalkane and hydroxide ion in ethanol

A

Hydrolysis

25
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Write the general formula between a halogenoalkane and a hydroxide ion

A

R-X + OH- → ROH + X-

26
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What is the functional group ROH that is formed?

A

An alcohol

27
Q

Write the formula for the reaction of bromoethane and and a hydroxide ion

A

C2H5Br + OH- → C2H5OH + Br

28
Q

Draw the mechanism for the reaction of bromoethane and and a hydroxide ion

A

Check pg 209

29
Q

Describe the conditions for the reaction of a halogenoalkane and the cyanide ion

A

Warm and in a alcoholic solution

30
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What is produced in the reaction between a halogenoalkane and the cyanide ion?

A

A nitrile

31
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Draw the mechanism for the reaction of a halogenoalkane and a cyanide ion

A

Check pg 209

32
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Describe the conditions for the reaction of a halogenoalkane and ammonia

A

In ethanol and under pressure

33
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What is produced in the reaction between a halogenoalkane andammonia?

A

an amine

34
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Write out the formula for the reaction of a halogenoalkane and ammonia

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R-X + 2NH3 → RNH2 + NH4X

35
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Draw the mechanism for the reaction of a halogenalkane and ammonia

A

Check pg 210

36
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Why does the reaction of a halogeonalkane and ammonia have a third step?

A

Because ammonia is a neutral nucleophile a H+ must be lost to form a neutral product, called amine.

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