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6.1.2&3 - Carbonyl Compounds and -COOH Flashcards

1
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Bond angle in carbonyl compounds

A

Trigonal Planar (120)

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2
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How are sigma bonds formed

A

Direct overlap of orbitals

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3
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Bonding and structure in carbonyl compounds

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p-orbital overlapping sideways

Forms pi-orbital

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4
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Nucleophilic addn in carbonyls

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Nu-H -C=O
-C-O-H
I
Nu

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5
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Boiling points of carbonyls

A

Ald < Alc < Acid
Low –> High
Ketones and aldehydes lack hydroxyl groups and so are incapable of H bond
Presence of only one oxygen in alc vs. two in acid

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6
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Brady’s Reagent

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2,4-DNP

2,4 dinitrophenyl hydrazine

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Reaction w/ Brady’s Reagent

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Reacts w/ carbonyl group to form an orange ppt and water

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8
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Why does Brady’s not work w/ carboxylic acids

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Not electrophilic enough in comparison to ketone and aldehyde

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9
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How to determine the identity of a specific carbonyl compounds

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Add 2,4-DNPH and obtain orange ppt
Filter, recrystallise, filter and dry
Find mp of the 2,4-DNP derivative
Reference to a database of values

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10
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Tollens Reagents

A 
2 Ag(NH3)2 ^+
Silver nitrate dissolved in ammonia
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Reaction w/ Tollens if an aldehyde is present

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Ag+ is reduced to Ag metal and creates a silver ‘mirror’ on the side of the test tube
Does not occur w/ ketones as it needs a hydrogen

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12
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Why is the reaction w/ Tollens redox

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Ag+ is reduced to Ag and the aldehyde is oxidised to COOH

RCHO + [O] —>RCOOH

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13
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Carboxylic acid and metal —>

A

Salt and H2

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14
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Carboxylic acid and Metal oxide —>

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Salt and H2O

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15
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Carboxylic acid and Base —>

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Salt and H2O

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16
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Carboxylic acid and Carbonate —>

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Salt and CO2 and H2O

17
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Nucleophilic addn. of aldehydes (reduction)

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Aldehyde + 2[H] —> primary alcohol

NaBH4/ H2O (warm)

18
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Nucleophilic addn. of ketones (reduction)

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Ketone + 2[H] —> secondary alcohol

NaBH4/ H2O

19
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What allows nucleophilic addn in carbonyls

A

O is more elctro-ve therefore electron density in bond lies closer to O than C
C is electron-deficient and attacked by nucleophiles as they’re electron pair donors.

20
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Carbonyl compounds + HCN (addn. reactions)

A

(H2SO4/ NaCN)
C=O —-> - C- CN
I I
H OH

21
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Why is it useful to react carbonyl compounds w/ HCN

A

Can increase carbon chain lengths

22
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Hydroxynitriles

A

Cyanohydrins

Have 2 functional groups -OH (hydroxyl) and C triple bond N (nitriles)

23
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Nucleophilic vs Electrophilic addn

A

If the organic compound is an electrophile, its nucleophilic addn
If the organic compound is a nucleophile, it’s electrophilic addn

24
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Aldehyde and acidified dichromate —->

A

(Under reflux) - Carboxylic acid

25
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Esterification

A

Reacting an alcohol w/ a carboxylic acid w/ conc. H2SO4 (warm) - also makes H2O
Acid anhydrides w/ alcohol (works w/ phenol - also makes -COOH

26
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Acid hydrolysis of esters

A

Reversible equation
Ester is heated under reflux w/ dilute aq acid (HCl)
Broken by water w/ acid as catalyst
Reforms monomers

27
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Alkali hydrolysis of esters

A

Irreversible reaction
Reacted with NaOH/KOH (aq) under reflux
Ethyl propanoate + KOH —> Potassium propanoate + ethanol

28
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Making esters from acyl chlorides

A

Acyl chloride + alcohol (nucleophile)—> Ester + HCl

29
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Making acyl chloride

A

Carboxylic acid + thionyl chloride (SOCL2) –> Acyl chloride + sulfur dioxide + HCl

30
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Naming amides

A

N (side chain attached to N) (side chain attached to carbonyl ) amide

31
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Test to distinguish -COOH and esters

A

Add NaHCO3/ Na2CO3
-COOH : effervescence (CO2 given off)
Ester: no effervescence

32
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Reduction using NaBH4

A

Adds an H

oxidation removes an H/O

33
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How are acid anhydrides formed

A

Two molecules of a carboxylic acid

34
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What are carboxylic acid salts called

A

Carboxylate

35
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Formation of carboxylate salts

A
  • COOH + NaOH —> -COO-Na+ +H2O
  • COOH + Na —> -COO-Na+ + 1/2 H2
  • COOH + Na2CO3 —> -COO-Na+ + CO2 + H2O
36
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Why are acyl halides very strong electrophiles

A

Halogens are more electronegative and the lone pair doesn’t delocalise onto the carbonyl bond
Leaves C very electron deficient so prone to attack by a nucleophile

37
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Strongest to weakest electrophiles

A

Acid anhydride/ acyl halide
Ketones/ aldehyde
Ester, -COOH, amides

38
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Why are acid anhydrides strong electrophiles

A

The lp gets split between both groups

39
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Why are ester, -COOH and amides weak electrophiles

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The lp is delocalalised over the OCO bonds, reducing electron deficiency on C

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