Nucleophillic addition Flashcards
1
Q
What type of bond fission is in nucleophilic addition?
A
Heterolytic
2
Q
What is the reducing agent in nucelophillic addition?
A
NaBH4
3
Q
How do you draw nucleophilic addition?
A
1.Draw a curly arrow from lone pair on H- to C in double bond, draw positive dipole on the C and negative dipole on O and draw arrow from double bond to O
2. Draw curly arrow from lone pair on O- to H in water molecule (shown with dipoles) and draw arrow from H in bond to the O
3. Draw an OH attached to original compound + OH-
4
Q
What is the equation for reduction of a ketone?
A
Ketone + 2[H] -> Alcohol
5
Q
What is the equation for reduction of a aldehyde?
A
Aldehyde + 2[H] -> Alcohol
