Chapter 7: Alkenes and Alkynes – Properties and Synthesis. Elimination Reactions

Ch 7.1–7.4: Olefins, Acetylenes, E–Z System, Relative stability of alkenes, Cycloalkenes

Ch 7.5–7.6: Dehydrohalogenation (E2), Zaitsev’s rule, Hofmann ruleSyn/Anti coplanar conformation

Ch 7.7–7.8: Dehydration of alcohols (E2 / E1), Carbocation stabilityMolecular rearrangement (1,2 shift)

Ch 7.9–7.11: Synthesis of alkynes, vic-dihalide, gem-dihalideTerminal alkynes and their use in synthesis

Ch 7.12–7.115: Hydrogenation, Reduction, Syn/Anti additionDissolving metal reduction, Index of hydrogen deficiency

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Alkene Diastereomers: Cis-Trans vs. E-Z

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Overall Relative Stability of Alkenes

The greater the number of attached alkyl groups (i.e.,the more highly substituted the carbon atoms of thedouble bond), the greater is the alkene's stability.

The cis isomer is less stable due to greater strain from crowding by the adjacent alkyl groups.

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Dehydrohalogenation: Zaitsev’s Rule

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Dehydrohalogenation: Zaitsev’s Rule

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The Stereochemistry of E2 Reactions

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The temperature and concentration of acid required to dehydrate an alcohol depend on the structure of the alcohol substrate:

Primary alcohol Secondary alcohol

Tertiary alcohol General reactivity order

Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Alcohols: E1 Reaction

Rearrangement during Dehydration

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Path B

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Hydrogenation of Alkynes to Form cis-Alkenes

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Anti Addition of Hydrogens to Form trans-Alkenes

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Index of Hydrogen Deficiency (Degree of Unsaturatiopn)

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Hydrocarbons

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Cycloalkane

Alkene

AlkyneAromatic

(CnH2n+2)

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The index of hydrogen deficiency : difference in the number of hydrogen molecules between the corresponding alkane and molecular formula of the compound under consideration.

Cyclohexene (C6H10)

Cyclohexane (C6H12)

IHD = 1

IHD = 1

IHD = 2

IHD = 2

IHD = 3

Chapter 8: Alkenes and Alkynes –Addition Reactions

Ch 8.1–8.5: Electrophilic addition reaction, Markovnikov’s rule, Regioselective reaction, hydration

Ch 8.6–8.11: Oxymercuration–demercuration, Hydroboration–OxydationAnti-Markovnikov addition, Steric factors

Ch 8.12–8.15: Anti-addition of halogens, Bromonium ion, Ionic mechanism, Stereospecific reaction, HalohydrinCarbene, α-Elimination

Ch 8.16–8.21: Oxidation of alkenes, 1,2-Diols(glycols), syn-dihydoxylationOxidative cleavage, Ozonolysis, Stereoselctive reactionSynthon, Synthetic equivalent

Addition of HX to Alkenes: Markovnikov’s Rule

Stereochemistry of the Addition of HX to Alkenes

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Reaction 1

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Structure and Reactions of Methylene.

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Oxidation of Alkenes: Syn-1,2-Dihydroxylation.

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Retrosynthesis Synthesis

Chapter 11. Alcohols and Ethers

Ch 11.1–11.10: Structure and nomenclatureSynthesis of alcohols and ethersReactions of alcohols (as an acid, to alkyl halides withPBr3 and SOCl2, to sulfonates)

Ch 11.11–11.12: Synthesis of Ethers–Williamson ether synthesisAlkoxymercuration–DemercurationProtection groups (tert-Butyl ether, Silyl ether)

Ch 11.13–11.15: Epoxides (their synthesis and reactions)Anti-1,2-dihydroxylation of alkenes via epoxidesCrown ethers

Synthesis of Alcohols from AlkenesAcid-Catalyzed Hydration of alkenes

Oxymercuration-Demercuration

Hydroboration-oxidation

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Synthesis of Ethers: The Williamson Synthesis.

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Synthesis of Ethers

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HgOAc

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Chapter 12. Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds

Ch 12.1–12.4: Structure and reactivity of carbonyl groupOxidation–reduction reactions (oxidation of alcoholsto carbonyl groups and their reduction to alcohols)

Ch 12.5–12.8: Organometallic compoundsOrganolithium and Organomagnesium compoundsGrignard reaction. Alcohols from Grignard reagents

Ch 12.9: Organocopper reagentsLithium dialkylcuprate

Alcohols by Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds.

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Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LiAlH4)

Sodium Borohydride (NaBH4)

Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes.

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PCC

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Organometallic Compounds: Grignard Reagent.

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Alcohols from Carbonyls and Grignard Reagents

Esters react with two molecules of Grignard reagents to form tert-alcohols

Grignard reagents react with ketones to give tertiary alcohols

Grignard reagents react with aldehydes to give secondary alcohols

Summary: Synthetic Connection between Alcohols and Carbonyls

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Retrosynthetic Analysis

Synthesis

Synthetic Plans Based on Grignard Reaction

Chapter 13. Conjugated Unsaturated System

Ch 13.1–15.4: Allylic substitution, Allyl radical, Allylic chlorinationAllylic bromination, N-BromosuccinimideMO of allyl radical and allyl cationRules for writing resonance structures

Ch 13.6–13.8: Polyunsaturated hydrocarbons, 1,3-Butadiene(electron delocalization, conformation, MO)

Ch 13.10–13.11 Electrophilic attack on conjugated dienesKinetic vs. thermodynamic controlDiels-Alder reaction (factor favoring for D-A,Stereochemistry of D-A, MO consideration,Endo/Exo-transition state, Intramolecular D-A)

Introduction to Conjugated Unsaturated Systems

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A X

H X+ A H Allylic Substitution

Systems that have a p orbital on an atom adjacent to a double bond–with delocalized π bonds–are called conjugated unsaturated systems. This general phenomenon is called conjugation.

Cycloaddition (Diels-Alder)+

Allylic Bromination with N-Bromosuccinimide.

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The Diels–Alder Reaction: 1,4-Cycloaddition of Dienes

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In 1928 Otto Diels and Kurt Alder developed a 1,4-cycloaddition reaction of dienesthat has since come to bear their names. The reaction proved to be one of such great versatility and synthetic utility that Diels and Alder were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950.

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Factors Favoring the Diels–Alder Reaction

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Diels-Alder reaction is favored by groups in the dienophile

the presence of electron-withdrawing and by electron-releasing groups in the diene.

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Stereochemistry of the Diels–Alder Reaction

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Stereochemistry of the Diels–Alder Reaction

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Stereochemistry of the Diels–Alder Reaction

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PrimaryOrbitalInteractions

SecondaryOrbitalInteraction