Organic intermediates and reaction transformations discusses carbocations, carbanions, and radicals as reactive intermediates in organic reactions. Aromatic systems including heterocycles with various ring sizes are also covered. Two examples of reactions that form useful drugs and dyes are provided. The document focuses on short-lived reactive intermediates and how they are involved in organic transformations.
Katsuki Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidation and its Synthetic ApplicationsKeshav Singh
The Sharpless epoxidation reaction allows for the asymmetric epoxidation of allylic alcohols. It uses tert-butyl hydroperoxide as the oxidizing agent, titanium tetra isopropoxide as the catalyst, and a chiral tartrate ester ligand such as diethyl tartrate. The tartrate ligand provides chirality and controls the face selectivity of the epoxidation reaction. The Sharpless epoxidation has been widely used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, natural products, and other chemicals.
The document discusses the Michael addition reaction, which involves the nucleophilic addition of a carbanion to an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound. It provides the definition, mechanism, examples including the synthesis of warfarin, and applications such as asymmetric Michael reactions. The mechanism involves deprotonation of the carbonyl compound by a base to form an enolate ion, which adds to the Michael acceptor to form a new carbon-carbon bond via 1,4-addition.
Chapter 6 - Stereochemistry of Fused and Bridged Ring System.pdfShotosroyRoyTirtho
This document discusses stereochemistry of fused and bridged ring systems. It defines bicyclic compounds as compounds with two rings that share two or more atoms, and spirocyclic compounds as those with two rings sharing a single atom. Bicyclic compounds can be fused, where the bridgehead carbons are adjacent, or bridged, where they are not adjacent. The stability and properties of compounds depend on whether the ring fusion is cis or trans. Bridged systems exhibit exo-endo isomerism depending on substituent position. The smallest stable bridged system is bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. The Bredt rule states that double bonds cannot form on bridgehead carbons if it creates
The Wittig reaction allows the synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes or ketones. It involves the reaction of a phosphonium salt with a strong base to form a phosphorus ylide. This ylide can then react with a carbonyl compound through a cyclic transition state to form an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide. The stereochemistry of the product depends on whether the ylide is stabilized or not - stabilized ylides give E alkenes while unstabilized ylides give Z alkenes. The Wittig reaction has advantages like tolerance of functional groups on the carbonyl and predictability of alkene geometry, but it can also form E and Z isomers
The document summarizes aromaticity and related topics for chemistry students. It discusses:
- Benzenoid and non-benzenoid aromatic compounds, including their properties and reactions.
- Resonance structures of benzene and how it follows Huckel's rule for aromaticity.
- Classification of compounds based on aromaticity and examples of antiaromatic compounds.
- Aromatic ions and heterocyclic aromatic compounds like pyrrole, furan and pyridine.
This document summarizes various nucleophilic substitution reactions including SN1, SN2, SN1 prime, SN2 prime, and SNi reactions. It describes the key characteristics of SN2 reactions, which proceed through a single transition state with inversion of configuration. Factors that affect SN2 reactivity include the nature of the nucleophile, electrophile, leaving group, and solvent. SN1 reactions involve ionization to a carbocation intermediate and generally give racemic products. Allylic substrates can undergo rearrangement in SN1 or SN2 reactions.
The document discusses the Ziegler-Natta catalyst, which is an important class of chemical compounds that can polymerize olefins like ethylene and propylene into high molecular weight polymers with stereoregular structures. It describes how Karl Zeigler developed catalysts in 1953 that produced polyethylene with high molecular weight and Natta further developed the methodology in 1954. Zeigler and Natta were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 1963. The mechanism of the Ziegler-Natta catalyst involves the formation of a complex between titanium and aluminum that allows for the insertion of monomer units between titanium and an ethyl group to stereospecifically form isotactic polymers.
Katsuki Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidation and its Synthetic ApplicationsKeshav Singh
The Sharpless epoxidation reaction allows for the asymmetric epoxidation of allylic alcohols. It uses tert-butyl hydroperoxide as the oxidizing agent, titanium tetra isopropoxide as the catalyst, and a chiral tartrate ester ligand such as diethyl tartrate. The tartrate ligand provides chirality and controls the face selectivity of the epoxidation reaction. The Sharpless epoxidation has been widely used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, natural products, and other chemicals.
The document discusses the Michael addition reaction, which involves the nucleophilic addition of a carbanion to an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound. It provides the definition, mechanism, examples including the synthesis of warfarin, and applications such as asymmetric Michael reactions. The mechanism involves deprotonation of the carbonyl compound by a base to form an enolate ion, which adds to the Michael acceptor to form a new carbon-carbon bond via 1,4-addition.
Chapter 6 - Stereochemistry of Fused and Bridged Ring System.pdfShotosroyRoyTirtho
This document discusses stereochemistry of fused and bridged ring systems. It defines bicyclic compounds as compounds with two rings that share two or more atoms, and spirocyclic compounds as those with two rings sharing a single atom. Bicyclic compounds can be fused, where the bridgehead carbons are adjacent, or bridged, where they are not adjacent. The stability and properties of compounds depend on whether the ring fusion is cis or trans. Bridged systems exhibit exo-endo isomerism depending on substituent position. The smallest stable bridged system is bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. The Bredt rule states that double bonds cannot form on bridgehead carbons if it creates
The Wittig reaction allows the synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes or ketones. It involves the reaction of a phosphonium salt with a strong base to form a phosphorus ylide. This ylide can then react with a carbonyl compound through a cyclic transition state to form an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide. The stereochemistry of the product depends on whether the ylide is stabilized or not - stabilized ylides give E alkenes while unstabilized ylides give Z alkenes. The Wittig reaction has advantages like tolerance of functional groups on the carbonyl and predictability of alkene geometry, but it can also form E and Z isomers
The document summarizes aromaticity and related topics for chemistry students. It discusses:
- Benzenoid and non-benzenoid aromatic compounds, including their properties and reactions.
- Resonance structures of benzene and how it follows Huckel's rule for aromaticity.
- Classification of compounds based on aromaticity and examples of antiaromatic compounds.
- Aromatic ions and heterocyclic aromatic compounds like pyrrole, furan and pyridine.
This document summarizes various nucleophilic substitution reactions including SN1, SN2, SN1 prime, SN2 prime, and SNi reactions. It describes the key characteristics of SN2 reactions, which proceed through a single transition state with inversion of configuration. Factors that affect SN2 reactivity include the nature of the nucleophile, electrophile, leaving group, and solvent. SN1 reactions involve ionization to a carbocation intermediate and generally give racemic products. Allylic substrates can undergo rearrangement in SN1 or SN2 reactions.
The document discusses the Ziegler-Natta catalyst, which is an important class of chemical compounds that can polymerize olefins like ethylene and propylene into high molecular weight polymers with stereoregular structures. It describes how Karl Zeigler developed catalysts in 1953 that produced polyethylene with high molecular weight and Natta further developed the methodology in 1954. Zeigler and Natta were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 1963. The mechanism of the Ziegler-Natta catalyst involves the formation of a complex between titanium and aluminum that allows for the insertion of monomer units between titanium and an ethyl group to stereospecifically form isotactic polymers.
1. Carbenes are neutral molecules containing a divalent carbon atom with two unshared valence electrons. They exist in both singlet and triplet states depending on the electronic spin.
2. Carbenes undergo insertion reactions into X-H and C-C bonds. They also add across double bonds, with singlet carbenes preserving alkene stereochemistry and triplet carbenes losing it.
3. Carbenes are generated by reactions such as α-elimination of halogenated compounds with base or decomposition of diazo compounds. They can rearrange through migrations such as the Wolff or Arndt-Eistert reactions.
concept of chirality and concept of pro chiralityDiscover for new
This document discusses the concepts of chirality and prochirality. Chirality refers to molecules that have mirror images that are not superimposable, often involving a carbon bonded to four different groups. Prochirality refers to molecules that can be converted from achiral to chiral in a single step. Chirality and prochirality are important concepts in stereochemistry and biochemistry, as most biologically relevant molecules like carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are chiral.
1. The document discusses the conformations of decalin, a fused bicyclic hydrocarbon. Decalin can exist in two conformations - cis and trans.
2. The trans conformation is more stable than the cis conformation by 2.7 kcal/mol. This is because the cis conformation contains unfavorable nonbonded interactions and three gauche interactions between hydrogen atoms.
3. The trans conformation is locked in its structure and cannot undergo ring flipping, unlike the cis conformation which can interconvert between two chair-chair conformations.
The homolytic cleavage of covalent bonds in carbonyl compound under photochemical conditions known as Norrish Type Reactions
They are divided into two types
Norrish Type I
Norrish Type II reaction
The document introduces the Heck reaction, which is a coupling reaction where a metal catalyst aids in coupling two hydrocarbon fragments. Specifically, the Heck reaction involves converting a terminal alkene to an internal alkene. Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Akira Suzuki were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010 for their work developing palladium-catalyzed C-C cross coupling reactions, including the Heck reaction. The mechanism of the Heck reaction involves oxidative addition, insertion, β-H elimination, and reductive elimination steps.
Formation and reaction of carbenes, nitrenes & free radicalsASHUTOSHKUMARSINGH38
Carbenes, nitrenes, and free radicals can be formed through various reactions. Carbenes are formed through alpha-elimination reactions of halogenated compounds with bases or through catalyzed decomposition of diazo carbonyl compounds. Carbenes undergo insertion, addition, and rearrangement reactions. Nitrenes are formed through protolytic, thermal, or base-catalyzed elimination reactions or from sulfinylamines via pyrolysis. Nitrenes can insert into carbon-hydrogen bonds. Free radicals are generated through thermolysis or photolysis of organic peroxides and azo compounds and undergo substitution and chain reactions.
The Claisen rearrangement is a thermal rearrangement reaction discovered by Rainer Ludwig Claisen in which the allyl group of a phenolic allyl ether migrates ortho to the phenol group. Key characteristics of the Claisen rearrangement are the inversion of the migrating allyl carbon and the intramolecular, unimolecular nature of the reaction. The mechanism involves a cyclic transition state that allows for migration to the ortho position, or para if both ortho positions are blocked.
Racemisation is the process where a pure enantiomer is converted into a 50/50 mixture of both enantiomers, called a racemate. This can occur through various chemical reactions or physical changes that allow for inversion or interchange of chiral centres. Resolution is the separation of the enantiomers in a racemate. Several methods can be used to induce and monitor racemisation, such as changes in pH, temperature, catalysts, or conformational changes. Resolution techniques include forming diastereomeric salts, molecular complexes, or exploiting kinetic or thermodynamic differences in reactions.
A carbene is any neutral carbon species which contains a non-bonding valance pair of electrons.
Contributed by Alison Brown & Nathan Buehler, Undergraduates, University of Utah
Cyclohexane exists in different conformations viz chair, boat, twist boat and half chair. These conformations possess different energies. Therefore they differ in energy.
The Barton reaction involves the photolysis of an alkyl nitrite to form a δ-nitroso alcohol which can dimerize or form an oxime. Sir Derek Barton discovered this reaction in 1960 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969 for his work, including understanding the Barton Reaction. The reaction mechanism involves homolytic cleavage of the RO-NO bond, followed by δ-hydrogen abstraction, radical recombination, and tautomerization to form an oxime. An example provided is the Barton reaction of butyl nitrite to form a δ-nitroso butanol that can then dimerize or form an oxime. Applications include the synthesis of natural products like hormones and alkaloids.
1) Pyrrole has a molecular formula of C4H5N. The carbon and nitrogen atoms in pyrrole are sp2 hybridized.
2) Pyrrole forms 10 sigma bonds between the carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen atoms through sp2-sp2 and sp2-s orbital overlaps. The unhybridized p-orbitals on each atom overlap to form delocalized pi bonds above and below the ring.
3) Pyrrole exhibits aromatic properties due to satisfying Huckel's rule with its 6 pi electrons in the aromatic sextet. This makes pyrrole more stable and favors electrophilic substitution over addition reactions.
Selenium dioxide (SeO2) and Raney nickel are both useful reagents in organic synthesis. SeO2 can be used to oxidize alkenes to allylic alcohols or carbonyls. It also oxidizes carbonyls to 1,2-dicarbonyls and internal alkynes to 1,2-dicarbonyls. Raney nickel catalyzes hydrogenation of aromatics and reduction of carbonyl groups by cleaving C-S bonds. Both reagents have applications in functional group transformations.
This document provides an overview of 10 common chemical oxidation reactions that can convert alcohols to aldehydes and ketones. It describes the reagents, reaction mechanisms, advantages/disadvantages, and examples for each reaction, including Jones oxidation, PCC oxidation, Swern oxidation, Dess-Martin periodinane oxidation, MnO2 oxidation, Babler oxidation, Corey-Kim oxidation, Parikh-Doering oxidation, Fetizon oxidation, and Oppenauer oxidation.
The document discusses various hypervalent iodine reagents used for oxidation in organic synthesis, focusing on 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX). IBX is prepared by oxidizing 2-iodobenzoic acid and is crystalline but explosive when dry. It is commonly used to oxidize primary and secondary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones. The mechanism involves elimination of water and formation of an unstable intermediate that rearranges to form the carbonyl product. IBX can also cleave vicinal diols to aldehydes through an oxidative mechanism. Alternative oxidation methods like Swern oxidation and Corey-Kim oxidation are also discussed.
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photo redox reactions
The Simmons-Smith reaction involves the addition of dichloromethylzinc to an alkene to form a cyclopropane ring. The reaction proceeds through a carbene intermediate that inserts into the carbon-carbon double bond of the alkene in a stereospecific manner, with trans-alkenes yielding trans-cyclopropanes and cis-alkenes yielding cis-cyclopropanes. Examples of the reaction forming cyclopropane rings are shown, along with unstable cyclic intermediates that can form from beta-ketoesters or gamma-ketoesters.
The document discusses helicity and chirality in organic chemistry. It explains that helicity arises in molecules with a helical shape, which are inherently chiral. It also describes how overcrowding in molecules like helicenes can lead to helicity. The document then discusses asymmetric synthesis and how existing chiral centers induce asymmetric induction to form diastereomers in unequal amounts. It presents Cram's rule and Prelog's rule as methods to predict the configuration of the predominant diastereomer based on the existing chiral centers.
An element is identified by its symbol, atomic number, and mass number. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Kinetic isotope effects occur when isotopically substituted molecules react at different rates. The kinetic isotope effect is expressed as a ratio of rate constants for reactions involving different isotopes. Primary kinetic isotope effects occur when a bond to the isotopically labeled atom is broken or formed. Secondary kinetic isotope effects occur when rehybridization is involved or the isotope is remote from the changing bond. Differences in vibrational frequencies between bonds lead to different zero-point energies and measurable kinetic isotope effects.
This document discusses various types of organic reaction intermediates. It explains that reaction intermediates are transient chemical species that are formed in one step of a reaction mechanism and consumed in a subsequent step. Common types of intermediates discussed include radicals, carbocations, and carbanions. The document compares the stability of primary, secondary, and tertiary carbocations and carbanions based on factors like inductive effects, hybridization, and resonance. It also provides examples and structures of different organic reaction intermediates.
1. Carbenes are neutral molecules containing a divalent carbon atom with two unshared valence electrons. They exist in both singlet and triplet states depending on the electronic spin.
2. Carbenes undergo insertion reactions into X-H and C-C bonds. They also add across double bonds, with singlet carbenes preserving alkene stereochemistry and triplet carbenes losing it.
3. Carbenes are generated by reactions such as α-elimination of halogenated compounds with base or decomposition of diazo compounds. They can rearrange through migrations such as the Wolff or Arndt-Eistert reactions.
concept of chirality and concept of pro chiralityDiscover for new
This document discusses the concepts of chirality and prochirality. Chirality refers to molecules that have mirror images that are not superimposable, often involving a carbon bonded to four different groups. Prochirality refers to molecules that can be converted from achiral to chiral in a single step. Chirality and prochirality are important concepts in stereochemistry and biochemistry, as most biologically relevant molecules like carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are chiral.
1. The document discusses the conformations of decalin, a fused bicyclic hydrocarbon. Decalin can exist in two conformations - cis and trans.
2. The trans conformation is more stable than the cis conformation by 2.7 kcal/mol. This is because the cis conformation contains unfavorable nonbonded interactions and three gauche interactions between hydrogen atoms.
3. The trans conformation is locked in its structure and cannot undergo ring flipping, unlike the cis conformation which can interconvert between two chair-chair conformations.
The homolytic cleavage of covalent bonds in carbonyl compound under photochemical conditions known as Norrish Type Reactions
They are divided into two types
Norrish Type I
Norrish Type II reaction
The document introduces the Heck reaction, which is a coupling reaction where a metal catalyst aids in coupling two hydrocarbon fragments. Specifically, the Heck reaction involves converting a terminal alkene to an internal alkene. Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Akira Suzuki were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010 for their work developing palladium-catalyzed C-C cross coupling reactions, including the Heck reaction. The mechanism of the Heck reaction involves oxidative addition, insertion, β-H elimination, and reductive elimination steps.
Formation and reaction of carbenes, nitrenes & free radicalsASHUTOSHKUMARSINGH38
Carbenes, nitrenes, and free radicals can be formed through various reactions. Carbenes are formed through alpha-elimination reactions of halogenated compounds with bases or through catalyzed decomposition of diazo carbonyl compounds. Carbenes undergo insertion, addition, and rearrangement reactions. Nitrenes are formed through protolytic, thermal, or base-catalyzed elimination reactions or from sulfinylamines via pyrolysis. Nitrenes can insert into carbon-hydrogen bonds. Free radicals are generated through thermolysis or photolysis of organic peroxides and azo compounds and undergo substitution and chain reactions.
The Claisen rearrangement is a thermal rearrangement reaction discovered by Rainer Ludwig Claisen in which the allyl group of a phenolic allyl ether migrates ortho to the phenol group. Key characteristics of the Claisen rearrangement are the inversion of the migrating allyl carbon and the intramolecular, unimolecular nature of the reaction. The mechanism involves a cyclic transition state that allows for migration to the ortho position, or para if both ortho positions are blocked.
Racemisation is the process where a pure enantiomer is converted into a 50/50 mixture of both enantiomers, called a racemate. This can occur through various chemical reactions or physical changes that allow for inversion or interchange of chiral centres. Resolution is the separation of the enantiomers in a racemate. Several methods can be used to induce and monitor racemisation, such as changes in pH, temperature, catalysts, or conformational changes. Resolution techniques include forming diastereomeric salts, molecular complexes, or exploiting kinetic or thermodynamic differences in reactions.
A carbene is any neutral carbon species which contains a non-bonding valance pair of electrons.
Contributed by Alison Brown & Nathan Buehler, Undergraduates, University of Utah
Cyclohexane exists in different conformations viz chair, boat, twist boat and half chair. These conformations possess different energies. Therefore they differ in energy.
The Barton reaction involves the photolysis of an alkyl nitrite to form a δ-nitroso alcohol which can dimerize or form an oxime. Sir Derek Barton discovered this reaction in 1960 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969 for his work, including understanding the Barton Reaction. The reaction mechanism involves homolytic cleavage of the RO-NO bond, followed by δ-hydrogen abstraction, radical recombination, and tautomerization to form an oxime. An example provided is the Barton reaction of butyl nitrite to form a δ-nitroso butanol that can then dimerize or form an oxime. Applications include the synthesis of natural products like hormones and alkaloids.
1) Pyrrole has a molecular formula of C4H5N. The carbon and nitrogen atoms in pyrrole are sp2 hybridized.
2) Pyrrole forms 10 sigma bonds between the carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen atoms through sp2-sp2 and sp2-s orbital overlaps. The unhybridized p-orbitals on each atom overlap to form delocalized pi bonds above and below the ring.
3) Pyrrole exhibits aromatic properties due to satisfying Huckel's rule with its 6 pi electrons in the aromatic sextet. This makes pyrrole more stable and favors electrophilic substitution over addition reactions.
Selenium dioxide (SeO2) and Raney nickel are both useful reagents in organic synthesis. SeO2 can be used to oxidize alkenes to allylic alcohols or carbonyls. It also oxidizes carbonyls to 1,2-dicarbonyls and internal alkynes to 1,2-dicarbonyls. Raney nickel catalyzes hydrogenation of aromatics and reduction of carbonyl groups by cleaving C-S bonds. Both reagents have applications in functional group transformations.
This document provides an overview of 10 common chemical oxidation reactions that can convert alcohols to aldehydes and ketones. It describes the reagents, reaction mechanisms, advantages/disadvantages, and examples for each reaction, including Jones oxidation, PCC oxidation, Swern oxidation, Dess-Martin periodinane oxidation, MnO2 oxidation, Babler oxidation, Corey-Kim oxidation, Parikh-Doering oxidation, Fetizon oxidation, and Oppenauer oxidation.
The document discusses various hypervalent iodine reagents used for oxidation in organic synthesis, focusing on 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX). IBX is prepared by oxidizing 2-iodobenzoic acid and is crystalline but explosive when dry. It is commonly used to oxidize primary and secondary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones. The mechanism involves elimination of water and formation of an unstable intermediate that rearranges to form the carbonyl product. IBX can also cleave vicinal diols to aldehydes through an oxidative mechanism. Alternative oxidation methods like Swern oxidation and Corey-Kim oxidation are also discussed.
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photo redox reactions
The Simmons-Smith reaction involves the addition of dichloromethylzinc to an alkene to form a cyclopropane ring. The reaction proceeds through a carbene intermediate that inserts into the carbon-carbon double bond of the alkene in a stereospecific manner, with trans-alkenes yielding trans-cyclopropanes and cis-alkenes yielding cis-cyclopropanes. Examples of the reaction forming cyclopropane rings are shown, along with unstable cyclic intermediates that can form from beta-ketoesters or gamma-ketoesters.
The document discusses helicity and chirality in organic chemistry. It explains that helicity arises in molecules with a helical shape, which are inherently chiral. It also describes how overcrowding in molecules like helicenes can lead to helicity. The document then discusses asymmetric synthesis and how existing chiral centers induce asymmetric induction to form diastereomers in unequal amounts. It presents Cram's rule and Prelog's rule as methods to predict the configuration of the predominant diastereomer based on the existing chiral centers.
An element is identified by its symbol, atomic number, and mass number. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Kinetic isotope effects occur when isotopically substituted molecules react at different rates. The kinetic isotope effect is expressed as a ratio of rate constants for reactions involving different isotopes. Primary kinetic isotope effects occur when a bond to the isotopically labeled atom is broken or formed. Secondary kinetic isotope effects occur when rehybridization is involved or the isotope is remote from the changing bond. Differences in vibrational frequencies between bonds lead to different zero-point energies and measurable kinetic isotope effects.
This document discusses various types of organic reaction intermediates. It explains that reaction intermediates are transient chemical species that are formed in one step of a reaction mechanism and consumed in a subsequent step. Common types of intermediates discussed include radicals, carbocations, and carbanions. The document compares the stability of primary, secondary, and tertiary carbocations and carbanions based on factors like inductive effects, hybridization, and resonance. It also provides examples and structures of different organic reaction intermediates.
1. Resonance energy is the difference in energy between the actual molecule and the most stable contributing resonance structure.
2. Hyperconjugation stabilizes molecules by delocalizing electron density through sigma bonds and increases the number of contributing resonance structures, increasing stability.
3. Inductive effects result from electronegativity differences in bonds and influence acidity, basicity, and other chemical properties by permanently shifting electron density. Electron-withdrawing groups have a negative inductive effect while electron-donating groups have a positive inductive effect.
The document discusses carbocations, which are carbon-containing molecules with a positive charge. It defines different types of carbocations based on the groups attached to the charged carbon atom, such as primary, secondary, tertiary, allylic, benzylic, vinyl, and phenyl carbocations. The document also discusses the structure, stability, and rearrangement of carbocations. Carbocations can rearrange into more stable configurations by shifting bonds to form secondary or tertiary carbocations. The stability of carbocations is affected by the number of carbon groups attached, neighboring electron-withdrawing groups, and hybridization of the charged carbon atom.
This document discusses organic reaction intermediates, specifically carbocations and carbanions. It defines them as positively or negatively charged carbon-containing ions that are formed during chemical reactions and then react further to form final products. The key features, methods of formation, factors affecting stability, and synthetic applications of carbocations and carbanions are described. Inductive effects, resonance effects, and hyperconjugation influence the stability of these intermediates. Carbocations and carbanions are involved in many common organic reaction types such as eliminations, substitutions, additions, and rearrangements.
A carbanion is an ion with a negatively charged carbon atom. The most stable carbanions have six electrons in the valence shell of the carbon atom. Carbanions are important in organic chemistry because they can act as nucleophiles, which means they can donate electrons to other molecules. Carbanions are also important in biochemistry because they can be used to transfer electrons between molecules
Semester - I B) Reactive Intermediates by Dr Pramod R Padolepramod padole
The document discusses various reactive intermediates in organic chemistry, focusing on carbocations and carbanions. It defines carbocations as organic ions with a positively charged carbon atom and carbanions as organic ions with a negatively charged carbon atom. It describes their structures, methods of generation, stability orders, and factors affecting stability such as inductive and resonance effects. Carbocations are more stable with electron-donating groups or resonance, while carbanions are more stable with electron-withdrawing groups or resonance. The document also provides examples and practice questions related to these reactive intermediates.
The document discusses several organic chemistry concepts including inductive effect, hyperconjugation, isomerism, hydrocarbons, mechanisms of aromatic substitution reactions, and the structure of benzene. It provides details on types of inductive and electromeric effects, sources of isomerism like geometrical and optical isomerism, Baeyer's strain theory explanation for cycloalkane stability, electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions like halogenation and nitration, and the historical elucidation of benzene's structure including objections to early proposals.
Carbocations are electron deficient carbon species with a positive charge that are very reactive and unstable. They can be stabilized by neighboring carbon atoms through an inductive effect, neighboring carbon-carbon multiple bonds through resonance effects, and neighboring atoms with lone pairs also through resonance effects. Tertiary carbocations are the most stable as methyl groups are good electron donors, while carbocations adjacent to carbon-carbon multiple bonds or atoms with lone pairs are also stabilized through charge delocalization via resonance.
This document provides an overview of various carbon-based reaction intermediates including carbocations, carbanions, carbenes, free radicals, nitrenes, and nitrenium ions. It discusses their generation, structure, stability, reactions, and detection methods. Key points include that carbocations are positively charged carbon species that react as electrophiles, while carbanions are negatively charged carbon species that react as nucleophiles. Carbenes contain a carbon with six valence electrons in a triplet or singlet state. Free radicals contain one or more unpaired electrons. Nitrenes and nitrenium ions involve a reactive nitrogen species. Detection methods include NMR, EPR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and trapping reactions.
Carbanions are carbon atoms with a negative charge that are formed through various mechanisms. They can be classified based on their formation method such as through heterocyclic cleavage, proton abstraction using a base, decarboxylation, addition of a nucleophile to an alkene, or formation of an organometallic compound. Carbanion stability depends on factors like the electronegativity of the carbon, inductive effects, resonance effects, and attachment to sulfur or phosphorus. Aromatic carbanions and those with electron-withdrawing groups are particularly stable due to resonance delocalization. Carbanions have applications in reactions like the Perkin reaction, Claisen condensation, benzoin condensation,
This document discusses carbanions, which are negatively charged organic species where carbon carries three bond pairs and one lone pair. Carbanions are stabilized through conjugation, resonance effects, field effects, and aromaticity. They are generated through heterolytic bond cleavage or addition of a negative ion to a carbon-carbon multiple bond. As nucleophiles, carbanions undergo reactions such as alpha-halogenation of ketones, additions to carbonyls, nucleophilic acyl substitutions, substitutions with alkyl halides, and Michael additions.
Introduction to benzene, orbital picture, resonance in benzene, Huckel‟s rule
Reactions of benzene - nitration, sulphonation, halogenation- reactivity, Friedel- Craft‟s alkylation- reactivity, limitations, Friedel-Craft‟s acylation.
Substituents, effect of substituents on reactivity and orientation of mono substituted benzene compounds towards electrophilic substitution reaction.
The document summarizes Naved Ahmad's seminar on carbocations, which are reactive intermediates formed through heterolytic cleavage. It discusses the generation, structure, stability and reactivity of carbocations, noting that tertiary carbocations are the most stable due to inductive and hyperconjugative effects. Examples of carbocation rearrangements like the pinacol and pinacolone rearrangements are provided to illustrate their reactivity.
Alkanes are a family of hydrocarbons whose members contain only single carbon-hydrogen bonds. The document discusses the structure, properties, conformations, and reactions of several alkanes including methane, ethane, propane, butane, and higher alkanes. It also covers topics such as torsional strain, Grignard reagents, halogenation reactions, and IUPAC nomenclature rules for naming alkanes.
Carbenes- octet defying molecules, its fate, reactions, synthesis of carbenoids,spin multiplicity of carbenes triplet, singlet carbenes, Fischer and Schrock carbenes
This document summarizes a student's report on carbocation reaction intermediates. It introduces carbocations as positively charged carbon species that are generally unstable. The document then covers:
- Classification of primary, secondary, and tertiary carbocations
- Carbocation structure and generation mechanisms
- Factors that influence carbocation stability such as inductive effects, hyperconjugation, and resonance
- Common reactions of carbocations including combination with nucleophiles, elimination of protons, addition to unsaturated systems, and intramolecular rearrangements.
Isotopes are two atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes are specified by the mass number.
This document provides information about fuels and combustion. It discusses different types of fuels such as primary/natural fuels (wood, coal, dung) and secondary/derived fuels (coke, charcoal, tar). It defines combustion as the oxidation of fuels and explains how it liberates heat energy. Gross calorific value and net calorific value are defined. Bomb calorimeter is described as a method to determine calorific values. Corrections made during bomb calorimeter experiments are also outlined. Cathodic protection techniques for corrosion control are summarized. Finally, different water softening methods like zeolite process, ion exchange, and reverse osmosis are briefly introduced.
Computational chemistry uses computers to simulate chemical systems and solve equations that model their properties. It is considered a third pillar of scientific investigation, along with theory and experiment. There are several computational methodologies including quantum mechanics, molecular mechanics, and molecular dynamics. Computational chemistry software can be used to optimize molecular geometries, map potential energy surfaces, perform conformational analyses, and calculate many other molecular properties and reaction kinetics. These methods have improved significantly with increasing computer power over the past few decades.
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Organic reactions
1. Module-3
Organic intermediates and reaction transformations
Organic intermediates - stability and structure of carbocations, carbanions
and radicals; (2 h)
Aromatics (aromaticity) and heterocycles (3, 4, 5, 6 membered and fused
systems); (2 h)
Organic transformations for making useful drugs for specific disease targets
(two examples) and dyes. (2 h)
Contents…. (6 h)
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2. ❖Most of the organic reactions occur via a specific chemical species (intermediate) which
is extremely reactive and short – lived (10-6 second to a few seconds). Isolation of such
such species seemed to have difficult task.
❖These reactive intermediates can have the valency of carbon atoms either 2 or 3.
❖ Examples of such reaction intermediates are carbocations, carbanions, free radicals,
carbenes and nitrenes – and they are quickly converted into more stable molecules.
❖ However, fairly stable organic intermediates have been prepared such as carbenes
and carbocations.
❖ Among all the intermediates, only carbanions have a complete octet around the
carbon.
❖ There are many other organic ions and radicals with charges and unpaired electrons
on atoms other than carbon, they are nitrenes- the nitrogen analogs of carbenes.
Organic Reaction Intermediates
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3. Carbocations
Organic species having a positively charged carbon atom bearing only six bonded electrons are called
carbocations. For example:
Structure:
❖ The carbon atom with a positive charge is referred as carbocation (or carbonium ion) and it
belongs to sp2 hybridization.
❖ The three sp2 hybridized orbitals are utilized in making bonds to three substituents.
❖ In order to minimize repulsion between the bonding electron pairs (i.e. to afford maximum separation of
these electron pairs) a carbocation possesses a planar configuration with bond angles of
120o. The empty p orbital is perpendicular to the plane.
❖Carbocations are extremely reactive species due to their ability to complete the octet of
the electron-deficient carbon. 3
4. Carbocations are classified as primary (1o), secondary (2o), and tertiary (3o) on the basis of number of carbon
atoms (one, two, or three) directly attached to positively charged carbon. For example:
The factors responsible for carbocation stability are –
(i) Inductive effect, (ii) Hyperconjugative effect, (iii) Resonance effect, (iv) Steric effect and
(v) Constituting an aromatic system.
(i) Inductive effect
❖ A charge-dispersing factor stabilizes an ion.
❖ The electron-releasing inductive effect (+I) exerted by an alkyl group attached to the positive
carbon of a carbocation neutralizes the charge partially.
❖ As a consequence, the charge becomes dispersed over the alkyl groups and the system becomes
stabilized.
❖ For example, the methyl groups in isopropyl cation stabilize the system through their +I effects.
❖ The stability of carbocations increases with increasing the number of alkyl groups attached to the
positive carbon.
Classification of Carbocations
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5. (ii) Hyperconjugative effect
❖ An alkyl group may reduce the positive charge of a carbocation by hyperconjugative electron- release.
❖ The charge becomes dispersed over the α-hydrogens and consequently, the system becomes stabilized.
Hyperconjugation in ethyl cation, for example, occurs as follows
❖ As the number of α-hydrogens, i.e., the number of hyperconjugative forms increases, the stability of carbocations
increases. Hence, the order of stabilities of methyl substituted carbocations is ::
(iii) Resonance effect
❖ Resonance is a major factor influencing the stability of
carbocations.
❖ When the positive carbon of a carbocation is next to a double bond,
effective charge delocalization with consequent stabilization occurs.
❖ Allyl and benzyl cations, for examples, are found to be highly
stabilized by resonance. 5
6. (iv) Steric effect
❖ Steric effect causes an increase in stability of tertiary
carbocations having bulky alkyl groups.
❖ For example, the substituents in tri-isopropyl cation (having
planar arrangement with 120° angles) are far apart from each
other and so there is no steric interference among them.
❖ However, if this carbocation is added to a nucleophile, i.e., if a
change of hybridization of the central carbon atom from sp2
(trigonal) to sp3 (tetrahedral) takes place, the bulky isopropyl
groups will be pushed together.
❖ This will result in a steric strain (B strain) in the product
molecule. Because of this, the carbocation is much reluctant to
react with a nucleophile, that is, its stability is enhanced due to
steric reason.
(v) Constituting an aromatic system
❖ The vacant p orbital of a carbocation may be involved in constituting a planar (4n +2)π electron system. where n =
0,1,2.... etc., i.e., a carbocation may be stabilized by constituting an aromatic system.
❖ Cycloheptatrienyl cation, for example, is unusually stable because it is a planar 6π electron system and aromatic.
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10. Question: Arrange the following carbocations in order of their increasing stability and provide
reason.
❖ The carbocation I is stabilized by the +I effects of three -CH3 groups
and hyperconjugative effect involving nine C-H bonds.
❖ The carbocation III is similarly stabilized by +I effect of three ring
bonds.
❖ However, it is not stabilized by hyperconjugation because formation
of a double bond at the bridgehead position is not possible (Bredt's
rule).
❖ Again, the carbocation suffers from angle strain because the angle
between bonds is somewhat less than the sp2 bond angle, i.e., 120".
❖ So, the carbocation II, although a 3° one, is less stable than the 3°
carbocation I.
❖ The carbocation II is the most stable one because it is highly
stabilized by resonance and also by both inductive and
hyperconjugative effects of two methyl groups.
Hence, the order of their increasing stability is:
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11. Carbanions
The species containing negatively charged carbon atom is known as
carbanion. For example:
Structure:
❖ The central carbon atom of a carbanion is sp3 hybridized.
❖ It is surrounded by three bonding pairs and one unshared pair of electrons which occupies an sp3 orbital. Thus, a
carbanion is expected to have the tetrahedral shape.
❖ However, the shape is not exactly that of a tetrahedron. It is found to have the pyramidal shape.
❖ Since the repulsion between the unshared pair and any bonding pair is greater than the repulsion between any two
bonding pairs, the angle between two bonding pairs (i.e., two sp3- σ bonds) is slightly less than the normal tetrahedral
value of 109.5° and because of this, a carbanion appears to be shaped like a pyramid with the negative carbon at the
apex and the three groups at the corners of a triangular base.
❖ However, the resonance-stabilized carbanions, such as allylic and benzylic carbanions are sp2 hybridized and they
assume trigonal planar structure. 11
12. The factors responsible for carbanion stability are -
The structural features responsible mainly for the increased stability of carbanions are :
(i) the amount of ‘s’ character of the carbanion carbon atom,
(ii) inductive electron withdrawal,
(iii) conjugation of the non-bonding electron pair with an unsaturated system, and
(iv) constituting an aromatic system.
(i) The amount of ‘s’ character of the carbanion carbon atom
❖ An s orbital is closer to the nucleus than the p orbital in a given main quantum level and it possesses lower energy.
❖ An electron pair in an orbital having large s character is, therefore, more tightly held by the nucleus and hence of
lower energy than an electron pair in an orbital having small s character.
❖ Hence, a carbanion at an sp hybridized (50% s character) carbon atom is more stable than a carbanion at a sp2
hybridized (33.33% s character) carbon atom, which in turn is more stable than a carbanion at an sp3 hybridized
(25% s character) carbon atom. Thus, the order of carbanion stability is:
(ii) Inductive electron withdrawal
❖ Groups having electron-withdrawing inductive effects (H) stabilize a carbanion by
dispersing the negative charge.
❖ In a nitrogen ylide, for example, the carbanion is stabilized by the -I effect of the adjacent
positive nitrogen.
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13. (iii) Conjugation of a non-bonding electron pair with an
unsaturated system
❖ Where there is a double or triple bond α to the carbanion
carbon atom, the anion is stabilized by delocalization of its
negative charge with the t orbitals of the multiple bond.
❖ Thus, allylic and benzylic carbanions and the carbanions
attached to the functional groups such as -NO2, -C≡N,
>C=O, etc. are stabilized by resonance.
(iv) Constituting an aromatic system
❖ The unshared pair of a carbanion may be involved in
constituting a planar (4n + 2)π electron system where n = 0, 1,
2... etc., i.e., a carbanion may be stabilized by constituting an
aromatic system
❖ Cyclopentadienyl anion, for example. is unusually stable
because it is a 6π electron system and aromatic.
Question: Predict the decreasing order of stability of the following simple carbanions.
Because of the destabilizing influence of electron-donating effect of alkyl groups, the order of stability of these simple
carbanions is as follows:
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17. Question: Arrange the following carbanions in the order of increasing stability.
The order of increasing stability of these carbanions is:
❖ The electron-releasing methyl groups of isopropyl anion (I) intensify the negative charge on carbon and make it less stable than
methyl anion (III) where there is no possibility of charge intensification.
❖ The external orbitals (orbitals directed to the outside bonds) in cyclopropane have larger (33%) s character i.e., they are
approximately sp2 orbitals. Because of this, the unshared pair in cyclopropyl anion (IV) is more tightly held with the carbon nucleus
than the electrons in methyl anion (III) that occupies an sp3 orbital (25% s character). Consequently, the former anion is more stable
than the latter.
❖ In vinyl anion (VI), the unshared pair occupies an sp orbital (33.33% s character) and so this anion is somewhat more stable than
cyclopropyl anion (IV).
❖ The charge in allyl anion (II) is delocalized by resonance with the adjacent double bond and so it is more stable than vinyl anion (VI)
in which the charge is localized.
❖ Since the unshared pair in cyclopentadienyl anion (V) is involved in forming an aromatic system, charge delocalization and
consequent stabilization is far greater for this anion than for allyl anion. 17
18. ❖ Homolytic cleavage of covalent bonds leads to the formation of neutral
species possessing an unpaired electron. These are known as free radicals.
❖ Free radicals containing odd electrons on carbon atoms are collectively
called carbon radicals or simply free radicals. For example, methyl radical
(ĊH3 ), phenyl radical (Ph⋅), etc.
❖ They are classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary free radicals
according to the number of carbon atoms (one, two or three) directly
attached to the carbon atom bearing the unpaired electron.
❖ For example, ethyl radical (CH3ĊH2) is a primary, isopropyl radical
(Me2ĊH) is a secondary and tertbutyl radical (Me3Ċ) is a tertiary radical.
Stability:
(i) Hyperconjugation: Free radicals become stabilized by hyperconjugation involving α-H atoms
❖ As the number of α-H atoms increases, hyperconjugation becomes more effective and consequently, the radical
becomes more stabilized.
❖ The relative stability of simple alkyl radicals is found to follow the sequence
(most stable) R3Ċ (tertiary) > R2ĊH (secondary) > RĊH2 (primary) > ĊH3 (methyl) (least stable).
❖ For example, tert-butyl radical, Me3Ċ (with nine hyperconjugable α-H atom) is more stable than isopropyl radical,
Me2ĊH (with six hyperconjugable α-H atom) which in turn is more stable than ethyl radical, MeĊH2 (with only three
hyperconjugable α-H atom). The methyl radical, ĊH3 is least stable because the unpaired electron is not at all
delocalized.
Free Radicals
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19. (ii) Resonance:
❖ Resonance is a major factor influencing the stability of free radicals.
❖ When the carbon bearing the odd electron is α- to a double bond,
effective delocalization of the unpaired electron with the π orbital system
with consequent stabilization occurs.
❖ Allyl and benzyl radicals, for example, are found to be particularly stable
because of resonance.
(iii) Steric Strain:
❖ Another factor responsible for the increased stability of tertiary radicals is steric.
❖ There occurs considerable relief of steric strain when a sp2 hybridized tertiary radical is formed from an sp3
hybridized precursor and this is because repulsion between the bulky alkyl groups is relieved to a certain extent by
an increase in bond angles from 109.5° to about 120°.
❖ Thus, the radical is much reluctant to react further, i.e., its stability is enhanced due to steric reason.
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22. AROMATICITY
Aromatic compounds are conjugated planar ring systems having delocalized pi-electron with alternating double
and single bonds.
❖ They have high degree of stability due to filled bonding molecular orbital.
❖ The high degree of stability is associated with greater resonance energy.
❖ An aromatic compound with high potential energy is least stable.
Resonance energy
of some of the
aromatic systems
Features of aromatic compounds
Ignition test for Aromatic Compounds: Place a small amount of compound on the end of a
spatula or on a porcelain lid and apply the flame from a Bunsen burner. Aromatic compounds
burn with a yellow sooty flame. 22
24. Features of non-aromatic compounds
• For a molecule to be non-aromatic it must be:
• Cyclic or acyclic
• Do not have a have a continuous and overlapping p-orbitals, i.e. on every atom in ring
• Non-planar
• Posses 4n p-electrons (n = any integer)
❖ Cyclooctatetraene would be an anti-aromatic compound if Huckel 's rule is applied, so the conjugation of its double bonds
is energetically unfavorable.
❖ Huckel's rule applies to a compound only if there is a continuous ring of overlapping p orbitals, usually in a planar system.
❖ Cyclooctatetraene is more flexible than cyclobutadiene and it assumes a non-planar ‘tub shaped’ conformation that avoids
most of the overlap between pi bonds.
❖ Huckel’s rule is simply not applicable for non planar structures.
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25. Features of anti-aromatic compounds
• For a molecule to be anti-aromatic it must:
• Be cyclic and planar
• Have a continuous, overlapping ring of p orbitals, i.e. on every atom in ring
• Delocalization of the π-electrons over the ring increases the electronic energy and decreases the stability.
• Posses 4n π-electrons ( 2, 4, 6, 8 ) as (n = 1, 2, 3 etc.)
❖ . Anti-aromatic systems exhibit a paramagnetic ring current, which causes protons on the outside of the ring to be
shifted upfield while any inner protons are shifted downfield (eg-12-annulene), in sharp contrast to a diamagnetic
ring current, which causes shifts in the opposite directions.
❖ Compounds that sustain a paramagnetic ring current are called paratropic; and are prevalent in 4, 8, 12, 16, 20…
electron system
Tropylium ion
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26. Types of aromatic compounds
•2π- electron system.
I.It follows (4n+2)π- electron system.
II.If electrons are delocalized, then compound is
aromatic.
iii. If electrons are not delocalized, then compound is
non-aromatic.
Iv. Compound will never be anti-aromatic.
• 4π- electron system.
I. Belongs to 4nπ- electron system doesn’t follow
Huckel’s rule.
I. If electron is delocalized then compound is Anti-aromatic.
II. If electron does not delocalized then compound is never aromatic then compound is non-aromatic.
Examples:
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27. (A)6π- electron system
I. Belongs to (4n+2)π- electron system.
II. If electron is delocalized then compound is aromatic.
III. If electron does not delocalized then compound must be non-aromatic.
• 8π- electron system
I. Belongs to (4n)π- electron system.
II. If electron is delocalized then compound must be
Anti-aromatic.
III. If electron does not delocalized then compound
is non-aromatic.
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28. Cyclopentadienyl anion
Homoaromatic compound
❖ Compound that contains one or more sp3-hybridized C-atom in a
conjugate cyclic ring but sp3-hybridized carbon atoms are forced to lie
almost vertically above the plane (out of the plane) of the aromatic
system for effective orbital overlapping in a closed loop known as
homoaromatic compounds. Homoaromatic compound involves
delocalization of π-electron cloud bypassing sp3 hybridized atom.
❖ When cyclooctatetraene is dissolved in concentrated H2SO4, a proton
adds to one of the double bonds to form the homotropylium ion. In this
species, an aromatic sextet is spread over seven carbons, as in the
tropylium ion. The eighth carbon is a sp3 carbon and so cannot take
part in the aromaticity.
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29. Quasi aromatic
• Aromatic compounds in which +ve or -ve charge is part of Huckle's rule or aromaticity, i.e., the charge is
present in the ring, are called quasi aromatic compounds or most preferably quasi aromatic ions.
• Thus, all quasi-aromatic ions are aromatic compounds but the reverse is not true. Quasi-aromatic
compounds are highly stable.
• Stability Order:
Aromatic > Homoaromatic > Non-aromatic > Anti-aromatic.
• Energy Order:
Anti-aromatic > Non-aromatic > Homoaromatic > Aromatic
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31. Anti-aromatic
Cyclic,
Conjugated sp2 hybridised carbons
4 π elections ( 4n rule)
• Non-aromatic
• Cyclic
• no conjugated sp2 hybridised carbons 31
Characteristics of 3-Membered Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
32. • The Azete is an anti-aromatic.
• While counting the number of π-electrons, you count the electrons which
are delocalized over the ring.
• In this case the nitrogen lone pair is localised and does not participate in
resonance.
• The nitrogen lone pair is in an sp2 orbital (red) which is orthogonal to the π
system (blue):
• So, the total number of π-electrons is only four: two from each double
bond.
• Non-aromatic
• Cyclic
• no conjugated sp2 hybridised carbons
Anti-aromatic
Cyclic
Conjugated sp2
hybridised carbons
4 π elections ( 4n rule)
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Characteristics of 4-Membered Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
33. Five Membered Heterocycle: Pyrrole
1H NMR:
δ
Aromatic: Thus, 6π electrons
Sp2 hybridised and planar
Lone pair tied up in aromatic ring
Pyrrole is π-electron excessive
Thus, Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution is Easy
Nucleophilic Substitution is Difficult
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34. The nitrogen lone pair electrons are not part of the
aromatic system. Pyrrole is aromatic but when
nitrogen atom of pyrrole is protonated, it becomes
non-aromatic.
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35. Six Membered Heterocycle: Pyridine
Pyridine replaces the CH of benzene by a N atom (and a pair of electrons)
Hybridization = sp2 with similar resonance stabilization energy
Lone pair of electrons not involved in aromaticity
1H NMR:
δ
Pyridinium ion: pKa = 5.5
Piperidine: pKa = 11.29
diethylamine : pKa = 10.28
Pyridine is a weak base.
Pyridine is π-electron deficient.
Electrophilic aromatic substitution is difficult.
Nucleophilic aromatic substitution is easy.
Heterocycle: any cyclic compound that
contains ring atom(s) other than carbon (N,
O, S, P). Cyclic compounds that contain only
carbon are called carbocycles.
Pyridine: pi-electron structure resembles
benzene (6 pi-electrons)
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36. Fused Heterocyclic Compounds
Indole
Lysergic acid (LSD) Strychnine
Indole Alkaloids
Aromatic due to 10 π-electrons
Benzene part is non-reactive
Electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs at the 3-
position
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37. ⮚ Acetylsalicylic Acid is a colourless / white crystalline solid.
⮚ It has a smell similar to that of vinegar, because of the hydrolysis yielding salicylic and acetic acid of
Acetylsalicylic Acid
⮚ It is bitter in taste, and density is 1.4 g/cc
⮚ The melting point of aspirin is 135 deg C, & decomposes at higher temperature
⮚ soluble in water, ethyl ether, ethanol, and chloroform.
PROPERTIES
Aspirin
(Acetyl Salicylic Acid)
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38. Synthetic Route of Aspirin
Mechanism of Aspirin Synthesis
The synthesis of aspirin is an esterification reaction. Salicylic acid is treated with acetic anhydride, an acid
derivative, causing a chemical reaction that turns OH group of salicylic acid into an ester group (R-OH → R-
OCOCH3). This process yields aspirin and acetic acid. The catalyst used in this reaction is sulphuric acid or
phosphoric acid.
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39. Applications of Aspirin
In the year of 1897, Bayer laboratory gave Acetyl salicylic Acid the name of Aspirin.
It is a very popular medicine and is available all over the world in large quantities. Ever since the naming, the
commercialization of it began.
This medicine is most commonly used as an anti-inflammatory and antipyretic.
However, considering its use in recent decades, it has also gained a reputation for treating cardiovascular diseases.
The other uses also include rheumatic fever and Kawasaki disease.
Similarly, we also use it as an intermediate and raw material in producing other medicines or chemical compounds like 4-
hydroxycoumarin.
Safety Hazards
When kept at room temperature. Aspirin will remain stable.
However, try to keep it dry so as to avoid its hydrolysis.
If you continue using it for a long period of time, it can result in causing gastritis and ulceration.
Similarly, it is also incompatible with tough oxidizing agents and strong acids and bases.
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Application of Paracetamol
Paracetamol is a common painkiller (analgesic) used to treat aches and pain.
It can also be used to reduce a high temperature (antipyretic).
but it has no useful anti-inflammatory properties.
It's available combined with other painkillers and anti-sickness medicines.
It's also an ingredient in a wide range of cold and flu remedies.
Paracetamol's effects are thought to be related to inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis.
Paracetamol is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
Safety Hazards
Adverse effects of Paracetamol are rare but hypersensitivity including skin rash may occur.
There have been reports of blood dyscrasias including thrombocytopenia, neutropenia,
pancytopenia, leukopenia and agranulocytosis but these were not necessarily causality
related to Paracetamol
Very rare cases of serious skin reactions have been reported.
43. Dyes- Definition , Classification of Dyes, Disadvantages of Natural
Dyes and Synthetic Dyes, Chemistry of Dyeing,
❖Example for dyes: Methyl Orange, Malachite Green Dye,
Rosaniline Dye, Phenolphthalein Dye, Indigotin
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44. ❖ Dyes are colored organic compounds and they are used to impart the color to
various substances/ materials like fabrics, paper, food, hair and drugs etc.
❖ With regard to their solubility, organic colorants fall into two classes, viz. dyes and
pigments.
❖ The key distinction is that dyes are soluble in water and/or an organic solvent,
while pigments are insoluble in both types of liquid media.
❖Dyes are used to color substrates to which they have affinity.
❖Pigments can be used to color any polymeric substrate
❖ Mechanistically in dyes, the surface coloration only is involved while the pigment
is mixed with the polymer before fiber or molded article formation.
To be used, dye must possess these four properties:
(i) Color
(ii) Solubility in water and/or an organic solvent
(iii) Ability to be absorbed and retained by fiber (substantively) or to be chemically
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45. Classification of Dyes
1. ON THE BASIS OF SOURCE:
(a) Natural dyes:
❖ Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural
dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources—roots, berries, bark, leaves, and wood—and other biological
sources such as fungi and lichens.
❖ There are two types of natural dyes. Additive dyes (non-substantive) such as madder must use a mordant (a
chemical that fixes a dye) to bond with fibers. These are the most common type and have been used for at
least 2,000 years.
Substantive dyes require no pretreatment to the fabric (e.g., indigo, orchil and turmeric) and there are three
types: direct dye (for cotton, e.g., turmeric, safflower); acid dye (for silk and wool, e.g., saffron, lac) or basic dye
(for silk and wool, e.g., berberine).
Mordants are chemical compounds that combine with the fiber and the dye forming a chemical bridge between
the two. Common mordants are weak organic acids, such as acetic or tannic acid, and metal salts including
aluminum ammonium or potassium sulfate, ferrous sulfate, and copper sulfate. Usually, the textile to be dyed is
simmered in a mordant solution before dyeing (pre-mordanting). Other options include adding the mordant to
the dye bath or treating with another mordant after dyeing to shift the color.
Natural mordant dyes are either monogenetic or polygenetic; monogenetic dyes produce only one colour
irrespective of mordant, whereas polygenetic dyes produce different colours according to the mordant
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46. Disadvantages of Natural Dyes
Before the advent of synthetic dyes, natural dyes were widely used, often together with mordants such as
alum, to dye natural fibres including wool, linen, cotton and silk, but their use declined after the discovery of
synthetic dyes. However, interest in natural dyes has been revived owing to increasing demands on
manufacturers to produce more environmentally friendly alternatives to petrochemical-derived dyes. One
main issue associated with the use of natural dyes in the coloring of textiles is their poor to moderate light-
fastness, and despite their long tradition, not all natural dyes are especially environmentally friendly. Some
natural dyes have no or little affinity for the textile materials and they require heavy-metal salts as mordants
for fixation and color-fastness. Natural dyes may be sustainable but they need water and land to produce and
there is insufficient dye yield per acre of plant material to sustain industrial-scale production.
(b) Synthetic Dyes
Synthetic dyes are manufactured from organic molecules. Before synthetic dyes were discovered in 1856, dyestuffs were manufactured
from natural products but batches of natural dye were never exactly alike in hue and intensity, whereas synthetic dyestuffs can be
manufactured consistently. The use of computers and computer color matching (CCM) produces color that is identical from batch to batch.
Discovery of first synthetic dye
William Henry Perkin, an eighteen-year-old English chemist, was searching for a cure for malaria, a synthetic quinine, and accidentally
discovered the first synthetic dye. He found that the oxidation of aniline could color silk. From a coal tar derivative he made a reddish
purple dye. The brilliant purple was called mauve.
The dye was not stable to sunlight or water and faded easily to the color presently named mauve, a pale purple. This discovery resulted in
additional research with coal tar derivatives and other organic compounds and an entire new industry of synthetic dyes was born. In the
twenty-first century, synthetic dyes are less expensive, have better colorfastness, and completely dominate the industry as compared with
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47. 2. ON THE BASIS OF CHROMOPHORE: Dyes may be classified according to chromophore present in their
strcutures.
(a)Azo dyes: Azo dyes are characterised by presence in the molecule of one or more azo groups —N =
N—, which form bridges between organic residues, of which at least one is usually an aromatic nucleus.
Many methods are available for preparing azo compounds, but manufacture of azo dyes is always based
on the coupling of diazonium compounds with phenols, naphthols, arylamines, pyrazolones or other
suitable components to give hydroxyazo or aminoazo compounds or their tautomeric equivalents.
In the resulting dyes the azo group is the chromophore and the hydroxyl or amino group is an
auxochrome.
The importance of azo dyes is shown by the fact that they account for over 60% of the total number of
dye structures known to be manufactured.
A full range of shades is available, but on hydrophilic fibres the blues and greens lack fastness to light
unless they are metallised; the metallised derivatives have dull shades.
The chemistry of these dyes ranges from simple monoazo compounds to complex polyazo structures
with a molecular weight of 1800 or more, and their properties vary accordingly.
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48. (b) Triphenylmethane Dyes:
Synthetic organic dyes having molecular structures based upon that of the hydrocarbon triphenylmethane.
They have poor resistance to light and to chemical bleaches and are used chiefly in copying papers, in
hectograph and printing inks, and in textile applications for which lightfastness is not an important
requirement.
The triphenylmethane derivatives are among the oldest man-made dyes, a practical process for the
manufacture of fuchsine having been developed in 1859. Several other members of the class were
discovered before their chemical constitutions were fully understood. Crystal violet, the most important of
the group, was introduced in 1883.
The range of colours is not complete but includes reds, violets, blues, and greens. They are applied by
various techniques, but most belong to the basic class, which are adsorbed from solution by silk or wool, but
have little affinity for cotton unless it has been treated with a mordant such as tannin.
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49. (c) Phthalein dyes are a class of dyes mainly used as pH indicators, due to their ability to
change colors depending on pH. They are formed by the reaction of phthalic anhydride with
various phenols. They are a subclass of triarylmethane dyes.
•Common phthalein dyes include: Phenolphthalein, o-Cresolphthalein, Dixylenolphthalein,
Guaiacolphthalein, α-Naphtholphthalein,
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50. Chemistry of Dyeing
The process of applying color to fiber stock, yarn or fabric is called dyeing. There may or may not be thorough penetration of
the colorant into the fibers or yarns.
The dyeing of a textile fibre is carried out in a solution, generally aqueous, known as the dye liquor or dye bath.
For true dyeing to have taken place, coloration of fabric and absorption are important determinants.
Coloration: The coloration must be relatively permanent: that is not readily removed by rinsing in water or by normal
washing procedures. Moreover, the dyeing must not fade rapidly on exposure to light.
Absorption: The process of attachment of the dye molecule to the fiber is one of absorption: that is the dye molecules
concentrate on the fibre surface.
There are four kinds of forces by which dye molecules are bound to the fiber:
1)Ionic forces 2) Hydrogen bonding 3) Vander Wals' forces and 4) Covalent chemical linkages.
Exhaustion: In any dyeing process, whatever the chemical class of dye being used, heat must be supplied to the dye bath;
energy is used in transferring dye molecules from the solution to the fiber as well as in swelling the fiber to render it more
receptive. The technical term for this process is exhaustion.
Levelness: An Important Quality, evenness of dyeing, known as levelness is an important quality in the dyeing of all forms of
natural and synthetic fibers. It may be attained by the control of dyeing conditions.
Conditions to attain Levelness
By agitation to ensure proper contact between dye liquor and substance being dyed and by use of restraining agents to
control rate of dyeing or strike.
Solvent Dyeing Serious consideration has recently been given to the methods of dyeing in which water as the medium is
replaced by solvents such as the chlorinated hydrocarbons used in dry cleaning.
The technological advantages in solvent dyeing are: 1. Rapid wetting of textiles 2. Less swelling 3. Increased speed of dyeing
per given amount of material 4. Savings in energy, as less heat is required to heat or evaporate per-chloro-ethylene.
Thus it eliminates the effluent (pollution) problems associated with the conventional methods of dyeing and finishing.
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55. INDIGOTIN DYE
❖ Indigo is an ancient compound, and has been known and used as a distinctive blue dye since prehistoric
times.
❖ The earliest users were from India, and the country gained its English name from the ancient Greek word for
indigo.
❖ Historically, indigo played an important role in the economies of many countries because natural blue dyes
are rare. Today it will be most familiar to you as the dye used to color blue jeans.
The chemical in indigo which is responsible for the blue colour is indigotin, which is a dark blue powder at room
temperature and is insoluble in water and ethanol. It is most soluble in chloroform, nitrobenzene and sulphuric
acid. It has a fused nitrogen heterocyclic structure.
Indigo in its synthesised or purified form is insoluble in water and other polar solvents. To overcome this
problem, the dye is reduced to soluble leucoindigo (known as 'white indigo'), and applied to clothes in this
form. When exposed to atmospheric oxygen it re-oxidises to the insoluble form and regains its colour.
Originally this reduction was done with urine, although synthetic urea replaced it in the 19th century and later
sodium hydrosulfite was employed as a much more effective reducing agent.
Once the problem of applying the dye to the clothing had been overcome the insolubility of the dye is of course
beneficial - it will not wash out of the fabric in water.
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56. Extraction: Indigo has been known since ancient times and originally came from a plant extract. Plants of the
Indigofera genus contain a glycoside called indican in their leaves and stems, which is extracted, and acid-
hydrolyzed into indoxyl. Mild oxidation in atmospheric oxygen will then produce indigo.
Synthesis: Dissolve 1 g. of o-nitrobenzaldehyde in 3 ml of pure acetone, add about an equal volume of
water, which leaves a clear solution, and then, drop by drop, sodium hydroxide solution. Heat is developed
and the solution becomes dark brown.
After a short time the dye separates in crystalline flakes. Collect the precipitate at the pump after five
minutes and wash, first with alcohol then with ether. Indigo so prepared is specially pure and has a
beautiful violet lustre.
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57. Structure of Indigo: On the basis of structure of Isatin, Indigo may possess either of the following structure (II, III
and IV). All of them when oxidized yield two molecules of Isatin.
Synthesis: The structure of indigo has been further confirmed by the various
synthesis of indigo.
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