Week 4 Reactions Flashcards
Halogenation
Cl2, AlCl3 OR Br2, FeBr3
————–> —————>
Ortho and para positions
Nitrogenation
HNO3, H2SO4
———————>
Meta position
Friedels-Crafts Alkylation
t-Butyl-Cl, AlCl3
———————->
t-Butyl, iPr, intramolecularly
NEW C-C BOND
Friedels-Crafts Acylation
Acid chloride, AlCl3
—————————->
R: only alkene FGs
NEW C-C BOND
SNAR
Nu:
—->
EWG ortho/para to LG
EWG often NO2 or ketone
Use OH-/OR- or SH-/SR- for synthesis
Ketone/aldehyde to 3* alcohol
- RMgBr, Et2O
- ——————–> - H+ wkup
Cannot use on acidic protons: deprotonate and reprotonate
Grignard Addition
NEW C-C BOND
Ketone/Aldehyde Reduction
Ketone/aldehyde to 2* alcohol
NaBH4, EtOH
——————->
Reversible Carbonyl Addition: Ketone/aldehyde to acetal
ROH, H+ cat.
——————>
Protonate, ROH attack, H+ transfer, LPP, ROH attack, sol
Reversible Carbonyl Addition: Ketone/aldehyde to hemiacetal
RO-, ROH
————–>
RO- attack, H-OR protonate
Reversible Carbonyl Addition: Ketone/aldehyde to cyanohydrin
NaCN, ROH
—————–>
CN- attack, H-OR protonate
Doesn’t work on esters or carb. acids (+ derivs).
Reversible Carbonyl Addition: Ketone/aldehyde to imine
RNH2, pH=5
——————>
Protonate, RNH2 attack, H+ transfer, LPP, sol
Reversible Carbonyl Addition: Ketone/aldehyde to enamine
R2NH, pH=5
——————>
Protonate, R2NH attack, H+ transfer, LPP, H+ mvmt to form double bond
Acetal Hydrolysis
H3O+
——–>
Protonate, LPP, H2O attack, H+ transfer, LPP, sol
Imine Hydrolysis
H3O+
——–>
Protonate, H2O attack, H+ transfer, LPP, sol
Enamine Hydrolysis
H3O+
——–>
LPP and protonate, H2O attack, H+ transfer, LPP, sol