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Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, and Substitutions

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alkane physical properties   show
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increased MW of alkanes...   show
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increased branching of alkanes...   show
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show can occur on some carbon-carbon bonds in a cycloalkane if they are bended away from the normal 109.5 of the sp3 carbon and cause crowding; zero for cyclohexane and increases if ring becomes larger or smaller; less ring strain=lower energy=more stability  
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show 1. chair - predominates at RT (lowest energy bc two H's on each C are oriented in diff directions) 2. twist 3. boat  
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show H's projecting outward from the center of the ring; position where substituent position is preferred  
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show H's projecting up or down; this position is often where crowding occurs with substituents and will create instability/high energy  
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show alkane reaction with oxygen - violent reactions that need sufficiently large energy of activations; occurs at high temperature, but once generated can be self perpetuating; radical reaction  
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combustion rxn   show
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heat of combustion   show
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show addition of halogen to an alkane; its mechanism -- free radical chain reaction; exothermic process  
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show active, reacting species formed when light or heat hits diatomic halogen homolytically cleave so that each atom retains 1 e' from the broken bond  
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show 1. initiation - X2 is cleaved to 2 X.'s 2. propagation - X. removes H from alkane -> alkyl radical which can react with X2 to create free radicals & continue the rxn 3. termniation - alkyl radial combines with each other or X.'s combine with each other  
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show 3 > 2 > 1 > methyl  
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reactivity of halogens (most to least)   show
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show (how selective a halogen radical is when choosing a position on an alkane - will choose the most stable alkyl radical) I > Br > Cl > F  
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show results with increased [halogen] where dilute solns result in monohalogenated products bc halogen radical more likely to collide with alkane rather than alkyl halide  
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alkene   show
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alkene physical properties   show
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show by elimination rxn (1 or 2 functional groups eliminated/removed to form dbl bond) eg: ROH dehydration, dehydrohalogenation OR catalytic syn addition of alkyne  
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show E1 rxn, alcohol forms alkene in the presence of concentrated acid  
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show elminiation rxn where the rate depends on one species (eg: alcohol deyhydration - rate depends on [ROH])  
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steps of R-OH dehydration   show
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show 3 > 2 > 1 > methyl  
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Saytseff rule   show
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show can be E1 (no strong base) or E2 (high concentration of strong, bulky base)  
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show 1. halogen drops off alkane to result in carbocation 2. weak base abstracts alpha H to form alkene  
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show (one step) strong base removes H+ resulting in alkene as the halogen drops off  
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show prevents SN2 rxn but if too bulky Saytzeff rule is violated and the least substitued alkene results  
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show syn addition to alkene using heterogenous catalyst (H2 on Ni, Pd, or Pt) so that the H and alkene adsorb to sruface of the catalyst; exothermic with high energy of activation  
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heats of hydrogenation   show
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oxidation of alkenes   show
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oxidation of alkynes   show
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electrophillic addition   show
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show e' loving species, least + charge  
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Markovnikov's rule   show
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show happens in the presence of peroxides where the halide, NOT THE H, will add to the least substituted carbon  
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which are the most reactive alkenes in electrophillic addition?   show
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concentrated acid and heat help react ___ to ____   show
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dilute acid and cold help react ____ to ___   show
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show driven by low temp and dilute acid, follows markovnikov's rule (reversal of dehydration of alcohol) alkene + H2O --> alcohol  
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oxymercuration   show
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show addition from opposite sides of the double bond  
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show takes the product of oxymercuration with a reducing agent (NaBH4) and base to remove Hg to form an alcohol 4(oxymercuration product) + NaBH4 + 4OH- --> 4R-OH + NaB(OH)4 + 4Hg + 4-OAc  
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hydroboration   show
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show halogen additions to alkenes in the presence of peroxides, hydroboration  
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markovnikov reactions   show
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show formation of vic-dihalide (2 halogens connected to adjacent carbons)via anti-addition  
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benzene   show
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ortho positions on benzene ring   show
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show 1,3 or 1,5 directed by e' withdrawing groups  
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show 1,4 (opposite sides of ring) directed by e' donating groups  
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show -O-, -OH, -NR2 (oxygen ion, alcohol, amine with 2 R groups)  
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show -NO=O, -NR3, -CCl3 (nitro group, amine with 3 R groups and +N, carbon tetrachloride  
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show -OR (ether)  
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weakly e' donating   show
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moderately e' withdrawing   show
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weakly e' withdrawing   show
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electron withdrawing group   show
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show when occupying 1 position on the benzene ring, it will activate (makes more reactive) the ring and direct substituents to the ortho and para positions-- stabilizes double bonds bc alkenes withdraw e' through their bonds  
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show can be unimolecular (SN1) or bimolecular (SN2) which represents the order of the rate law - SN1 rate of substitution depends on 1 molecule and SN2 rate depends on 2 molecules  
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show -2 steps -rate = k[S] -carbocation intermediate -prefers tertiary carbons -prefers protic solvents -produces racemic mixture -often accompanied by E1 rxns bc Nu:- can act as a base to abstract H+ from carbocation  
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SN2   show
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show halogen ion drops off substrate creating carbocation -> Nu:- attacks carbocation --> Nu substituted for halogen (both enantiomers)  
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show Nu:- attacks carbon on one side as the LG breaks free from substrate  
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show tertiary carbons sterically hinder the nucleophile  
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why don't SN2 rxns typically occur in the presence of a strong base?   show
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show steric hinderance  
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nucleophilicity   show
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show polar solvents that can hydrogen bond, stabilize nucleophile and any carbocation that forms--> increase rate of SN1 and decrease rate of SN2  
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polar aprotic solvents   show
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leaving groups   show
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physical properties of alcohols   show
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show methyl > 1 > 2 > 3 the conjugate bases that can absorb more (-) charge are more stable and its corresponding acid is stronger **H can absorb (-) charge better than methyl groups**  
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Rxns to synthesize alcohols   show
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show R-MgX (highly polarized carbon metal bond where the carbon is more electronegative than the metal so it takes on a strong partial (-) charge making it a STRONG NUCLEOPHILE AND BASE) need to be made in ether- incompatible with water  
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show R-MgX + R-CR=O --> CR3O- - +MgX --> CR3OH + XMgOH extends C skeleton, will react in similar fashion with C=N, C=-N, S=O, N=O and can deprotonate O-H, N-H, S-H, -C=-C-H nucelophillic carbon attacks carbonyl and after acid bath, will produce an alcoho  
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show using NaBH4 or LiAlH4, the H- will attack the carbonyl to reduce aldehydes and ketones to alcohols only LiAlH4 is strong enough to reduce esters and acetates  
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show bc the grp attached to the carbonyl of the ester or acetate is a stronger e' donor than an akyl grp or H. by donating e's more strongly, it reduces the (+) charge on the arbonyl making it less attractive to the nucleophile  
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show thru nucelophillic addition or substitution; the lone pairs on oxygen can attack positive charge  
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oxidation in orgo rxns   show
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reduction in orgo rxns   show
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show addition or loss of H+, H2O, HX, etc  
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show only primary and secondary ROH's can be oxidized (primary -> aldehydes; secondary ->ketones)  
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show K2Cr2O7 KMnO4 H2CrO4 O2 Br2  
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show LiAlH4 NaBH4 H2 + pressure  
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show R-CH2-OH + HX --> R-CH2-OH2 + X- --> R-CH2-X protonates OH group to make good LG (water) where the alcohol is acting as an electrophile and halogen as the nucleophile; can also be accomplished with P-halides (PBr3, PI3, PCl3 as SN2 mechanism) or SOCl2  
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formation of sulfonate   show
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show -sulfur double bonded to two O's, single bond to one O and one R group - common ones are tosylates and mesylates - act as weak bases and excellent leaving groups in SN1 or SN2 rxns  
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pinacol rearrangement   show
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pinacol rearrangement mechanism   show
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show relatively non reactive, polar, can only H bond with other componds that have H attached to N, O, or F (not themselves), roughly soluble in water, dissolves organic cmpds easier, has low BP  
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rxns with ethers   show
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epoxide   show
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show alkane < alkene < H2 < NH3 < alkyne < aldehyde < alcohol < water < carboxylic acid  
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show results in -OH group added to most substituted carbon on alkene (markonikov)  
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