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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 2
12/02/2012

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Term
halohydrin formation reaction in a lab
Definition

alkenes are insoluble in water, and Br2 is dangerous. Instead, we use:

 

- NBS as a Br donor

- DMSO as a solvent; it's polar, so water can then react

Term
oxydization in organic chemistry
Definition

- decrease in electron density around carbon

 

- increase in bonds from carbon to an electronegative atom

 

- decrease in bonds from carbon to hydrogen

Term
peroxyacid
Definition
RCOOOH
Term
epoxide
Definition
cyclic ether in a three-membered ring
Term

hydroboration/oxidation 

 

vs.

 

oxymercuration/reduction

Definition

hydroboration: [image]

(non-Markovnikov)

 

oxymercuration:

 

[image]

(Markovnikov)

Term
hydroxylation (oxidation)
Definition

[image]

 

note: SYN addition!

Term
halohydrin formation
Definition

[image]

 

note: TRANS formed!

Term
dichlorocarbene reaction
Definition

[image]

 

 

Term
how would one remove an OH from a cyclene and restore the double bond?
Definition
H2SO4 and water in THF at high temperatures
Term
how would one remove a halogen from an alkane and restore the double bond?
Definition
KOH in ethanol
Term
cleave an alkene's double bond and NOT add an alcohol for every hydrogen
Definition

ozoneolysis - ozone, then Zn and H3O+

 

[image]

Term
cleavage by potassium permanganate
Definition
[image]
Term
THF
Definition
tetrahydrofuran (a common solvent)
Term
we don't do halohyration in the lab with normal Br2. Why? What do we use instead?
Definition

Br2 is very dangerous; also, alkenes are usually water insoluble.

 

our Br donor is NBS; our solvent (with water) is DMSO

Term
NBS
Definition

Br donor

 

[image]

Term
DMSO
Definition
[image]
Term
oxymercuration (list)
Definition

- markovnikov

 

use: Hg(OAc)2 in aqueous THF (H2O/THF)

followed by NaBH4

Term
hydroboration (list)
Definition

ANTI-markovnikov

 

BH3 in THF, followed by H2O2 and OH- in water

Term
epoxide --> diol
Definition
acid catalyzed reaction with water to open the ring
Term
periodic acid
Definition

cleaves in water/THF

 

- HIO4

 

- cleaves SINGLE bonds between two carbons with OH substituants and turns them into carbonyls

Term
how would one hydrate an alkyne?
Definition
with water and acid, catalyzed by HgSO4
Term
how do you stop reduction of an alkyne when it becomes an alkene? (hydrogenation)
Definition

using a lindlar catalyst indead of Pd/C (cis) 

 

OR

 

using Li or Na with NH(trans)

Term
KMnO4 or O3 cleavage of alkynes
Definition

internal alkyne: two carboxylic acids

 

terminal alkyne: one carboxylic acid and one CO2

Term
why is alkyne H more acidic than alkene and alkane?
Definition

because its conjugate base is more stable; this is because:

1. sp orbital has a greater proportion of "s character"

2. s orbital is closer to the nucleus and therefore lower energy

3. being a sphere stabilizes an s orbital

Term
acetylide ion
Definition

formed when H comes off a triple bond; eg:

 

HC=-C:-

Term
acetylide alkylation
Definition
treating an alkyne with NaNH2 to deprotonate it; then applying it to a PRIMARY alkyl halide so that it replaces the halide (this does NOT work on secondary or tertiary alkyl halides!)
Term
solvent used in the addition of halogens to an alkene (X2) and geometry of the final product
Definition

solvent: CH2Cl2

 

the two halogens will be trans to each other

Term
how does one create a halohydrin?
Definition
halogen gas in a solvent of water; will be in TRANS
Term
simple hydration
Definition
strong acid and water added to an alkene; markovnikov; the acid is regenerated in the end (it's a catalyst)
Term
hydration to obtain markovnikov produce
Definition

oxymercuration!

 

- Hg(OAc)in water and THF

and then

- NaBH4

Term
what is the purpose of NaBH4 in oxymercuration?
Definition
it supplies hydride (H-) and removes the HgOAc from the molecule
Term
how do you dihydroxylate an alkene?
Definition
OsO4 with pyridene followed by NaHSO3 in water
Term
how does one cleave a 1,2 diol?
Definition
HIO4 in THF and water
Term
after oxydation by potassium permanganate, what happens to a primary carbon? secondary? tertiary?
Definition

primary: CO2

 

secondary: carboxylic acid

 

tertiary: ketone

Term
what is the difference between adding HX to an alkene and an alkyne? (solvent)
Definition

alkene - solvent is ether

 

alkyne - solvent is acetic acid

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