This document provides an overview of organic chemistry concepts related to alkenes including their structures, nomenclature, isomerism, reactivity, and reaction mechanisms. Key points covered include the molecular formula and naming conventions of alkenes, cis-trans isomerism, nucleophilic and electrophilic addition reactions, and the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters that govern reaction rates such as activation energy, rate constants, and reaction order.

1. Organic Chemistry
4th
Edition
Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Chapter 3
Alkenes:
Structures, Nomenclature, and
an Introduction to Reactivity
Thermodynamics
and Kinetics
Irene Lee
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
©2004, Prentice Hall

2. Hydrocarbons containing double bonds
C C
double bond
the functional group
center of reactivity
Alkenes

3. Noncyclic alkene:
CnH2n
Cyclic alkene:
CnH2n–2
Molecular Formula of Alkene
CH3CH2=CH2

4. Systematic Nomenclature of Alkenes
•Longest continuous chain containing the
functional group

5. •Cite the substituents in alphabetical order
•Name with the lowest functional group number and
then the lowest substituent numbers

6. •No numbering of the functional group is needed in
a cyclic alkene

7. Special Nomenclatures

8. Structure of Alkene

9. Isomers of Alkene

10. Dipole Moments of Alkene Isomers

11. Conversion of alkene isomers requires breaking of
the π bond between the two sp2
carbons

12. Cis-Trans Interconversion in Vision

13. E and Z isomers

14. Naming by the E,Z System
Rule 1: Consider the atomic number of the
atoms bonded directly to a specific sp2
carbon.

15. Rule 2: If there is a tie, consider the atoms
attached to the tie.

16. Rule 3: Multiple bonds are treated as attachment
of multiple single bonds.

17. Rule 4: Rank the priorities by mass number in
isotopes.

18. An alkene is an electron-rich molecule
Nucleophile: an electron-rich atom or molecule
that shares electrons with electrophiles
Examples of Nucleophiles
A nucleophile

19. Nucleophiles are attracted to electron-deficient
atoms or molecules (electrophiles)
Examples of Electrophiles

20. Electrophilic Addition of HBr to Alkene

21. Curved Arrows in Reaction Mechanisms
Movement of a pair of electrons
Movement of one electron

22. Utilization of Curved Arrows

23. Rules for Use of Curved Arrows

25. A Reaction Coordinate Diagram
Transition states have partially formed bonds
Intermediates have fully formed bonds

26. Thermodynamics describes the properties of a
system at equilibrium

27. Thermodynamic Parameters
Gibbs standard free energy change (∆G°
)
Enthalpy (∆H°
): the heat given off or absorbed
during a reaction
Entropy (∆S°
): a measure of freedom of motion
∆G°
= ∆H°
– T∆S°
If ∆S°
is small compared to ∆H°
, ∆G° ~
∆H°

28. Exergonic Reaction
–∆G°
Endergonic Reaction
+∆G°

29. ∆H°
can be calculated from bond dissociation
energies

30. Solvation: the interaction between a solvent
and a molecule (or ion) in solution
Solvation can affect ∆H°
and/or ∆S°
, which ultimately
affects ∆G°

31. Kinetics deals with the rate of chemical reactions
and the factors that affect those rates
The rate-limiting step controls the overall rate of the reaction
Rate of a reaction =
number of collisions
per unit time
fraction with
sufficient energy
fraction with
proper orientation
x x

32. The free energy between the transition state
and the reactants

33. ∆G‡
:
(free energy of transition state) – (free energy of reactants)
∆G‡
= ∆H‡
– T∆S‡
∆H‡
:
(enthalpy of transition state) – (enthalpy of reactants)
∆S‡
:
(entropy of transition state) – (entropy of reactants)

34. Rates and Rate Constants
First-order reaction
A B
rate = k[A]
Second-order
reaction
A + B C + D
rate = k[A][B]

35. The Arrhenius Equation
k = Ae
–Ea/RT
Ea = ∆H‡
+ RT
Rate Constants and the Equilibrium
Constant
A B
k1
k–1
Keq = k1/k–1 = [B]/[A]

36. Transition State versus Intermediate
Transition states have partially formed bonds
Intermediates have fully formed bonds
intermediate
intermediate

37. Electrophilic Addition of HBr to 2-Butene
The rate-limiting step controls the overall rate of the
reaction