Physical Organic Chemistry

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Physical Organic Chemistry Physical organic chemistry Edited by John Murphy Generated on 24 September 2021, 10:07 Imprint Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry www.bjoc.org ISSN 1860-5397 Email: [email protected] The Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is published by the Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften. This thematic issue, published in the Beilstein Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Journal of Organic Chemistry, is copyright the Chemischen Wissenschaften Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Trakehner Straße 7–9 Wissenschaften. The copyright of the individual 60487 Frankfurt am Main articles in this document is the property of their Germany respective authors, subject to a Creative www.beilstein-institut.de Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. Physical organic chemistry John A. Murphy Editorial Open Access Address: Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 1025. WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.116 Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, U.K Received: 01 November 2010 Email: Accepted: 01 November 2010 John A. Murphy - [email protected] Published: 03 November 2010 Guest Editor: J. Murphy © 2010 Murphy; licensee Beilstein-Institut. License and terms: see end of document. Physical organic chemistry – the study of the interplay between I am privileged to act as Guest Editor for this Thematic Series structure and reactivity in organic molecules – underpins of the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, and hope that organic chemistry, and we cannot imagine organic chemistry as you enjoy the papers that form this issue. I am grateful to the a subject without knowledge of mechanism and reactivity. It is contributors for their contributions. sometimes thought that the golden age of ‘physical organic chemistry’ was in the 20th century, when systematic informa- John A. Murphy tion about mechanism first burst onto the scene. Certainly the impact of early knowledge of mechanism of fundamental ali- Glasgow, November 2010 phatic substitution reactions, among others, was enormous, but our knowledge of reactivity and mechanism has continued to progress and deepen enormously ever since and this has been License and Terms reflected in a number of Nobel Prizes in Chemistry. In an area This is an Open Access article under the terms of the of particular interest to me, the transformation of radical chem- Creative Commons Attribution License istry from being an almost impenetrable area to one that can be (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which usefully harnessed even in synthetic applications, has been permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in extraordinary – this transformation has been relatively recent any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. and has been principally dependent on the accurate determin- ation of kinetics of radical reactions. The license is subject to the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry terms and conditions: Applications to complex reactions in biology, polymer chem- (http://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc) istry and electronic materials are ever more prevalent, and add to contributions in ‘small molecule’ chemistry. Novel experi- The definitive version of this article is the electronic one mental techniques combined with the revolution in computa- which can be found at: tional chemistry give new impetus to physical organic chem- doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.116 istry and contribute to its continuing importance, an importance that is reflected in the large number of international meetings in physical organic chemistry in the past two years. 1025 Structure and reactivity in neutral organic electron donors derived from 4-dimethylaminopyridine Jean Garnier1, Alan R. Kennedy1, Leonard E. A. Berlouis1, Andrew T. Turner2 and John A. Murphy*1 Full Research Paper Open Access Address: Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 73. doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.73 1WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, U.K. and Received: 27 April 2010 2PR&D Laboratory Building, AstraZeneca, Silk Road Business Park, Accepted: 09 June 2010 Charterway, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, United Kingdom Published: 05 July 2010 Email: Guest Editor: J. Murphy Jean Garnier - [email protected]; Alan R. Kennedy - [email protected]; Leonard E. A. Berlouis - © 2010 Garnier et al; licensee Beilstein-Institut. [email protected]; Andrew T. Turner - License and terms: see end of document. [email protected]; John A. Murphy* - [email protected] * Corresponding author Keywords: dication; 4-DMAP; electron donor; electron transfer; radical cation; redox; reduction Abstract The effects on the redox properties of modifying the molecular skeleton of neutral bis-2-(4-dimethylamino)pyridinylidene electron donors, derived from 4-dimethylaminopyridine (4-DMAP), have been explored, by varying two parameters: (i) the length of a poly- methylene chain linking the two pyridine-derived rings and (ii) the nature of the nitrogen substituents on the 4 and 4′ positions of the precursor pyridines. Restricting the bridge length to two methylene units significantly altered the redox profile, while changes in the nitrogen-substituents at the 4 and 4′ positions led to only slight changes in the redox potentials. Introduction 1 2 Neutral organic compounds 1 and 4–10 (Figure 1) have valene (TTF, 1, E 1/2 = 0.37 V; E 1/2 = 0.67 V in DCM vs SCE) attracted considerable attention as ground-state electron donors [1], one of the weakest of these donors, reduces arene- [1-38], and many are now being employed as reagents in diazonium salts to aryl radicals [2-12], but is not strong enough organic transformations. Such a range of reagents with different to react with alkyl and aryl halides. The driving force for its redox potentials leads to the expectation of considerable oxidation is the attainment of some degree of aromaticity in the selectivity in their reductions of organic substrates, and evi- formation of its radical cation salt 2 on the loss of one electron, dence is steadily accumulating to support this. Tetrathiaful- and full aromaticity in its dication salt 3 on loss of two elec- Page 1 of 8 (page number not for citation purposes) Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 73. Figure 1: Neutral organic electron donors 1 and 4–10. trons, as well as the stabilization of both the positive charge and to an aryl anion [39]. Whatever about the standard potentials, in radicals by the lone pairs on the sulfur atoms. The effect of practice, the formation of aryl anions is only observed when the aromatic stabilization is enhanced in the extended analogue 4; electron donor has E1/2 = −1 V or is more negative [40]. In line however, unlike TTF, this compound affords only an irrevers- with this, both the imidazole-derived donor 7 (E1/2 = −1.20 V vs ible oxidation Ep = −0.14 V in MeCN (assuming that the SCE in DMF) [22-25] and the 4-dimethylaminopyridine + reported value is measured relative to SHE, that would corres- (4-DMAP)-derived donor 8 [E1/2 (DMF) = −1.69 V vs Fc/Fc ] pond to −0.38 V vs SCE) [13]. Tetrakis-dimethylaminoethene [26-29], which would equate to −1.24 V vs SCE [E 1 2 (TDAE, 5: E 1/2 = −0.78 V; E 1/2 = −0.61 V vs SCE in MeCN) (DMF)Fc/Fc+ = 0.45 V vs SCE] [41] react with aryl iodides to is a stronger reducing agent and converts electron-deficient afford aryl anions. As an indication of their enhanced donor alkyl bromides to the corresponding anions [14-17] and notably properties, these two donors can also cleave appropriate arenes- − the iodide CF3–I to trifluoromethyl anion, CF3, [15] but is not ulfonamides [25], aryl alkyl sulfones [25,26], Weinreb amides powerful enough to react with aryl halides. Despite not experi- [28] and acyloin derivatives [29]. They are also prone to encing any aromatic stabilization on oxidation, the molecule is transfer two electrons rather than one, with the cyclic voltam- such a good donor as a result of the ability of the nitrogen atoms mogram (c.v.) of 8 showing a single 2-electron reversible redox in 5 to stabilize both the positive charge and an unpaired elec- wave [26] while in donor 7 the potentials of the successive elec- tron upon oxidation; this stabilization is greater than is afforded tron transfers are close enough that the c.v. gives the appear- by sulfur in TTF. ance of a single reversible peak, but has a slight shoulder [24]. Molecules 9 (E1/2 = −1.00 V vs SCE in DMF) [30-32] and 10 1 2 Benzimidazole-derived donor 6 (E 1/2 = −0.82 V; E 1/2 = [33,35,37] extend the range of designs of neutral organic elec- −0.76 V vs SCE in DMF) [18-20], combines the stabilization of tron donors, although we are not aware of them being investi- positive charge and of an unpaired electron provided by four gated as yet for the reduction of organic substrates. nitrogens, with aromatic stabilization in its oxidised forms. This exceptional donor has the power to reduce aryl iodides (E0 = In order to design both more potent electron donors, and donors −2.2 V) to aryl radicals, but not to aryl anions [21]. This is para- with calibrated and targeted properties, the factors that drive the doxical in view of the standard potential of the second step; E0 electron transfer(s) need to be clearly understood, and this paper = 0.05 V vs SCE in MeCN for the conversion of an aryl radical now probes two factors that could impact on that. Page 2 of 8 (page number not for citation purposes) Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 73. Results and Discussion chain – a longer chain should afford greater flexibility and Donor 8 has a number of attractive features.
Recommended publications
  • Chemistry Grade Level 10 Units 1-15
    COPPELL ISD SUBJECT YEAR AT A GLANCE ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ GRADE HEMISTRY UNITS C LEVEL 1-15 10 Program Transfer Goals ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Ask questions, recognize and define problems, and propose solutions. ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Safely and ethically collect, analyze, and evaluate appropriate data. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Utilize, create, and analyze models to understand the world. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Make valid claims and informed decisions based on scientific evidence. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Effectively communicate scientific reasoning to a target audience. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ PACING 1st 9 Weeks 2nd 9 Weeks 3rd 9 Weeks 4th 9 Weeks ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1.5 wks 2 wks 1.5 wks 2 wks 3 wks 5.5 wks ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 1.5 2 2.5 2 wks 2 2 2 wks 1.5 1.5 ​ ​ ​ ​ wks wks wks wks wks wks wks Assurances for a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Adherence to this scope and sequence affords every member of the learning community clarity on the knowledge and skills ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ on which each learner should demonstrate proficiency. In order to deliver a guaranteed and viable curriculum, our team ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ commits to and ensures the following understandings: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shared Accountability: Responding
    [Show full text]
  • The Conformations of Cycloalkanes
    The Conformations of Cycloalkanes Ring-containing structures are a common occurrence in organic chemistry. We must, therefore spend some time studying the special characteristics of the parent cycloalkanes. Cyclical connectivity imposes constraints on the range of motion that the atoms in rings can undergo. Cyclic molecules are thus more rigid than linear or branched alkanes because cyclic structures have fewer internal degrees of freedom (that is, the motion of one atom greatly influences the motion of the others when they are connected in a ring). In this lesson we will examine structures of the common ring structures found in organic chemistry. The first four cycloalkanes are shown below. cyclopropane cyclobutane cyclopentane cyclohexane The amount of energy stored in a strained ring is estimated by comparing the experimental heat of formation to the calculated heat of formation. The calculated heat of formation is based on the notion that, in the absence of strain, each –CH2– group contributes equally to the heat of formation, in line with the behavior found for the acyclic alkanes (i.e., open chains). Thus, the calculated heat of formation varies linearly with the number of carbon atoms in the ring. Except for the 6-membered ring, the experimental values are found to have a more positive heat of formation than the calculated value owning to ring strain. The plots of calculated and experimental enthalpies of formation and their difference (i.e., ring strain) are seen in the Figure. The 3-membered ring has about 27 kcal/mol of strain. It can be seen that the 6-membered ring possesses almost no ring strain.
    [Show full text]
  • Brief Guide to the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
    1 Brief Guide to the Nomenclature of Table 1: Components of the substitutive name Organic Chemistry (4S,5E)-4,6-dichlorohept-5-en-2-one for K.-H. Hellwich (Germany), R. M. Hartshorn (New Zealand), CH3 Cl O A. Yerin (Russia), T. Damhus (Denmark), A. T. Hutton (South 4 2 Africa). E-mail: [email protected] Sponsoring body: Cl 6 CH 5 3 IUPAC Division of Chemical Nomenclature and Structure suffix for principal hept(a) parent (heptane) one Representation. characteristic group en(e) unsaturation ending chloro substituent prefix 1 INTRODUCTION di multiplicative prefix S E stereodescriptors CHEMISTRY The universal adoption of an agreed nomenclature is a key tool for 2 4 5 6 locants ( ) enclosing marks efficient communication in the chemical sciences, in industry and Multiplicative prefixes (Table 2) are used when more than one for regulations associated with import/export or health and safety. fragment of a particular kind is present in a structure. Which kind of REPRESENTATION The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) multiplicative prefix is used depends on the complexity of the provides recommendations on many aspects of nomenclature.1 The APPLIED corresponding fragment – e.g. trichloro, but tris(chloromethyl). basics of organic nomenclature are summarized here, and there are companion documents on the nomenclature of inorganic2 and Table 2: Multiplicative prefixes for simple/complicated entities polymer3 chemistry, with hyperlinks to original documents. An No. Simple Complicated No. Simple Complicated AND overall
    [Show full text]
  • Singlet/Triplet State Anti/Aromaticity of Cyclopentadienylcation: Sensitivity to Substituent Effect
    Article Singlet/Triplet State Anti/Aromaticity of CyclopentadienylCation: Sensitivity to Substituent Effect Milovan Stojanovi´c 1, Jovana Aleksi´c 1 and Marija Baranac-Stojanovi´c 2,* 1 Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Center for Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, P.O. Box 173, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; [email protected] (M.S.); [email protected] (J.A.) 2 Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, P.O. Box 158, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +381-11-3336741 Abstract: It is well known that singlet state aromaticity is quite insensitive to substituent effects, in the case of monosubstitution. In this work, we use density functional theory (DFT) calculations to examine the sensitivity of triplet state aromaticity to substituent effects. For this purpose, we chose the singlet state antiaromatic cyclopentadienyl cation, antiaromaticity of which reverses to triplet state aromaticity, conforming to Baird’s rule. The extent of (anti)aromaticity was evaluated by using structural (HOMA), magnetic (NICS), energetic (ISE), and electronic (EDDBp) criteria. We find that the extent of triplet state aromaticity of monosubstituted cyclopentadienyl cations is weaker than the singlet state aromaticity of benzene and is, thus, slightly more sensitive to substituent effects. As an addition to the existing literature data, we also discuss substituent effects on singlet state antiaromaticity of cyclopentadienyl cation. Citation: Stojanovi´c,M.; Aleksi´c,J.; Baranac-Stojanovi´c,M. Keywords: antiaromaticity; aromaticity; singlet state; triplet state; cyclopentadienyl cation; substituent Singlet/Triplet State effect Anti/Aromaticity of CyclopentadienylCation: Sensitivity to Substituent Effect.
    [Show full text]
  • Prebiological Evolution and the Metabolic Origins of Life
    Prebiological Evolution and the Andrew J. Pratt* Metabolic Origins of Life University of Canterbury Keywords Abiogenesis, origin of life, metabolism, hydrothermal, iron Abstract The chemoton model of cells posits three subsystems: metabolism, compartmentalization, and information. A specific model for the prebiological evolution of a reproducing system with rudimentary versions of these three interdependent subsystems is presented. This is based on the initial emergence and reproduction of autocatalytic networks in hydrothermal microcompartments containing iron sulfide. The driving force for life was catalysis of the dissipation of the intrinsic redox gradient of the planet. The codependence of life on iron and phosphate provides chemical constraints on the ordering of prebiological evolution. The initial protometabolism was based on positive feedback loops associated with in situ carbon fixation in which the initial protometabolites modified the catalytic capacity and mobility of metal-based catalysts, especially iron-sulfur centers. A number of selection mechanisms, including catalytic efficiency and specificity, hydrolytic stability, and selective solubilization, are proposed as key determinants for autocatalytic reproduction exploited in protometabolic evolution. This evolutionary process led from autocatalytic networks within preexisting compartments to discrete, reproducing, mobile vesicular protocells with the capacity to use soluble sugar phosphates and hence the opportunity to develop nucleic acids. Fidelity of information transfer in the reproduction of these increasingly complex autocatalytic networks is a key selection pressure in prebiological evolution that eventually leads to the selection of nucleic acids as a digital information subsystem and hence the emergence of fully functional chemotons capable of Darwinian evolution. 1 Introduction: Chemoton Subsystems and Evolutionary Pathways Living cells are autocatalytic entities that harness redox energy via the selective catalysis of biochemical transformations.
    [Show full text]
  • A Facile Approach to Prepare Multiple Heteroatom-Doped Carbon
    www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN A Facile Approach to Prepare Multiple Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Materials from Imine- Received: 17 November 2017 Accepted: 19 February 2018 Linked Porous Organic Polymers Published: xx xx xxxx Juan Yang, Min Xu, Jingyu Wang , Shangbin Jin & Bien Tan In this paper, we proposed a new strategy to prepare multiple heteroatom doped (N, P-doped) porous carbon materials with high surface area of ~1,535 m2 g−1 simply by pyrolysis of imine-linked porous organic polymers (POPs) synthesized via Schif base condensation. The strategy is simple without any post-processing and various heteroatoms could be involved. Scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectra, Nitrogen gas adsorption-desorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy have been used to characterize the morphology, the structure and the composition of the materials. The multiple heteroatom doped porous carbon materials also display high electrocatalytic performance as exampled by the application in oxygen reduction, which showed the catalyst favors 4-electron transfer during the process, along with superior stability and higher tolerance to methanol as compared to the Pt/C. These results indicate the present method is promising for the preparation of multi-heteroatom doped carbon materials in the application of electrocatalysis. Porous organic polymers (POPs) are a type of organic polymers with large surface area, tunable skeleton and high stability1,2. Tey have attracted extensive attentions for broad applications in the felds of gas storage and separations, catalysis and energy storage3–5. Tere are many methodologies reported for the preparation of porous polymers6–10. Among them, Schif base reaction is one of the most versatile ways due to the facile, one-pot, catalyst-free, quantitative synthesis11.
    [Show full text]
  • Products from Reactions of Carbon Nucleophiles and Carbon
    14C synthesis strategies, Chem 315/316 / Beauchamp 1 Products from reactions of carbon nucleophiles and carbon electrophiles used in the 14C Game and our course: Carbon and hydrogen nucleophiles Ph R Ph Al H N R Li R (MgBr) P Li AlH R Cu Li Na CN RCC Na Ph 4 Li Carbon 2 H C R organolithium organolithium cyanide acetylides 2 ylid Na BH4 diisobutylaluminium lithium diisopropy- electrophiles cuprates (LAH) o reagents reagents Wittig reagents hydride (DIBAH) amide (LDA), -78 C H C Br 3 not useful not useful 2 RX coupling nitrilesalkynes not useful alkyls alkyls not useful methyl RX reaction R Br not useful not useful 2 RX coupling nitriles alkynes not useful alkyls alkyls not useful primary RX reaction R 2 RX coupling nitriles alkyls not useful E2 not useful alkyls not useful not useful reaction R Br secondary RX O 1o ROH 1o ROH 1o ROH 1o ROH not useful 1o ROH o not useful not useful 1o ROH 1 ROH ethylene oxide nitriles alkynes O o o o o o o 2 ROH 2 ROH 2 ROH 2 ROH 2o ROH 2 ROH 2 ROH not useful not useful E2, make nitriles alkynes allylic alcohols propylene oxide O o 3 ROH 3o ROH o 3o ROH o not useful o 3o ROH not useful E2, make 3 ROH 3 ROH 3 ROH allylic alcohols nitriles alkynes isobutylene oxide O o o specific methanol methanol C 1 ROH 1 ROH not used cyanohydrin 1o ROH not useful not useful in our course alkenes H H alkynes methanal O specific o enolate o o cyanohydrin o 1 ROH o C 2 ROH 2 ROH not useful 2 ROH alkenes 1 ROH not useful chemistry R H alkynes simple aldehydes O cyanohydrin o unless specific o enolate C 3 ROH 3o ROH o 2o ROH
    [Show full text]
  • FIRE-SAFE POLYMERS and POLYMER COMPOSITES September 2004 6
    DOT/FAA/AR-04/11 Fire-Safe Polymers and Polymer Office of Aviation Research Washington, D.C. 20591 Composites September 2004 Final Report This document is available to the U.S. public through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, Virginia 22161. U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration NOTICE This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturer's names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the objective of this report. This document does not constitute FAA certification policy. Consult your local FAA aircraft certification office as to its use. This report is available at the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center’s Full-Text Technical Reports page: actlibrary.act.faa.gov in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF). Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. DOT/FAA/AR-04/11 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date FIRE-SAFE POLYMERS AND POLYMER COMPOSITES September 2004 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Huiqing Zhang 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Polymer Science and Engineering University of Massachusetts Amhurst, MA 01003 11. Contract or Grant No. 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aviation Research 14.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 7, Haloalkanes, Properties and Substitution Reactions of Haloalkanes Table of Contents 1
    Chapter 7, Haloalkanes, Properties and Substitution Reactions of Haloalkanes Table of Contents 1. Alkyl Halides (Haloalkane) 2. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions (SNX, X=1 or 2) 3. Nucleophiles (Acid-Base Chemistry, pka) 4. Leaving Groups (Acid-Base Chemistry, pka) 5. Kinetics of a Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction: An SN2 Reaction 6. A Mechanism for the SN2 Reaction 7. The Stereochemistry of SN2 Reactions 8. A Mechanism for the SN1 Reaction 9. Carbocations, SN1, E1 10. Stereochemistry of SN1 Reactions 11. Factors Affecting the Rates of SN1 and SN2 Reactions 12. --Eliminations, E1 and E2 13. E2 and E1 mechanisms and product predictions In this chapter we will consider: What groups can be replaced (i.e., substituted) or eliminated The various mechanisms by which such processes occur The conditions that can promote such reactions Alkyl Halides (Haloalkane) An alkyl halide has a halogen atom bonded to an sp3-hybridized (tetrahedral) carbon atom The carbon–chlorine and carbon– bromine bonds are polarized because the halogen is more electronegative than carbon The carbon-iodine bond do not have a per- manent dipole, the bond is easily polarizable Iodine is a good leaving group due to its polarizability, i.e. its ability to stabilize a charge due to its large atomic size Generally, a carbon-halogen bond is polar with a partial positive () charge on the carbon and partial negative () charge on the halogen C X X = Cl, Br, I Different Types of Organic Halides Alkyl halides (haloalkanes) sp3-hybridized Attached to Attached to Attached
    [Show full text]
  • Comparing Models for Measuring Ring Strain of Common Cycloalkanes
    The Corinthian Volume 6 Article 4 2004 Comparing Models for Measuring Ring Strain of Common Cycloalkanes Brad A. Hobbs Georgia College Follow this and additional works at: https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian Part of the Chemistry Commons Recommended Citation Hobbs, Brad A. (2004) "Comparing Models for Measuring Ring Strain of Common Cycloalkanes," The Corinthian: Vol. 6 , Article 4. Available at: https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian/vol6/iss1/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Undergraduate Research at Knowledge Box. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Corinthian by an authorized editor of Knowledge Box. Campring Models for Measuring Ring Strain of Common Cycloalkanes Comparing Models for Measuring R..ing Strain of Common Cycloalkanes Brad A. Hobbs Dr. Kenneth C. McGill Chemistry Major Faculty Sponsor Introduction The number of carbon atoms bonded in the ring of a cycloalkane has a large effect on its energy. A molecule's energy has a vast impact on its stability. Determining the most stable form of a molecule is a usefol technique in the world of chemistry. One of the major factors that influ­ ence the energy (stability) of cycloalkanes is the molecule's ring strain. Ring strain is normally viewed as being directly proportional to the insta­ bility of a molecule. It is defined as a type of potential energy within the cyclic molecule, and is determined by the level of "strain" between the bonds of cycloalkanes. For example, propane has tl1e highest ring strain of all cycloalkanes. Each of propane's carbon atoms is sp3-hybridized.
    [Show full text]
  • Reactions of Benzene & Its Derivatives
    Organic Lecture Series ReactionsReactions ofof BenzeneBenzene && ItsIts DerivativesDerivatives Chapter 22 1 Organic Lecture Series Reactions of Benzene The most characteristic reaction of aromatic compounds is substitution at a ring carbon: Halogenation: FeCl3 H + Cl2 Cl + HCl Chlorobenzene Nitration: H2 SO4 HNO+ HNO3 2 + H2 O Nitrobenzene 2 Organic Lecture Series Reactions of Benzene Sulfonation: H 2 SO4 HSO+ SO3 3 H Benzenesulfonic acid Alkylation: AlX3 H + RX R + HX An alkylbenzene Acylation: O O AlX H + RCX 3 CR + HX An acylbenzene 3 Organic Lecture Series Carbon-Carbon Bond Formations: R RCl AlCl3 Arenes Alkylbenzenes 4 Organic Lecture Series Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution • Electrophilic aromatic substitution: a reaction in which a hydrogen atom of an aromatic ring is replaced by an electrophile H E + + + E + H • In this section: – several common types of electrophiles – how each is generated – the mechanism by which each replaces hydrogen 5 Organic Lecture Series EAS: General Mechanism • A general mechanism slow, rate + determining H Step 1: H + E+ E El e ctro - Resonance-stabilized phile cation intermediate + H fast Step 2: E + H+ E • Key question: What is the electrophile and how is it generated? 6 Organic Lecture Series + + 7 Organic Lecture Series Chlorination Step 1: formation of a chloronium ion Cl Cl + + - - Cl Cl+ Fe Cl Cl Cl Fe Cl Cl Fe Cl4 Cl Cl Chlorine Ferric chloride A molecular complex An ion pair (a Lewis (a Lewis with a positive charge containing a base) acid) on ch lorine ch loronium ion Step 2: attack of
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction to NMR Spectroscopy of Proteins
    A brief introduction to NMR spectroscopy of proteins By Flemming M. Poulsen 2002 1 Introduction Nuclear magnetic resonance, NMR, and X-ray crystallography are the only two methods that can be applied to the study of three-dimensional molecular structures of proteins at atomic resolution. NMR spectroscopy is the only method that allows the determination of three-dimensional structures of proteins molecules in the solution phase. In addition NMR spectroscopy is a very useful method for the study of kinetic reactions and properties of proteins at the atomic level. In contrast to most other methods NMR spectroscopy studies chemical properties by studying individual nuclei. This is the power of the methods but sometimes also the weakness. NMR spectroscopy can be applied to structure determination by routine NMR techniques for proteins in the size range between 5 and 25 kDa. For many proteins in this size range structure determination is relatively easy, however there are many examples of structure determinations of proteins, which have failed due to problems of aggregation and dynamics and reduced solubility. It is the purpose of these notes to introduce the reader to descriptions and applications of the methods of NMR spectroscopy most commonly applied in scientific studies of biological macromolecules, in particular proteins. The figures 1,2 and 11 are copied from “Multidímensional NMR in Liquids” by F.J.M de Ven (1995)Wiley-VCH The Figure13 and Table 1 have been copied from “NMR of Proteins and Nucleic acis” K. Wüthrich (1986) Wiley Interscience The Figures 20, 21 and 22 have been copied from J.
    [Show full text]