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ORGANIC REACTIONS
AND THEIR MECHANISMS
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P S KALSI
ORGANIC REACTIONS
AND THEIR MECHANISMS
P S Kalsi
Professor of Eminence
Shoolini University, Solan
Visiting Professor
Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar
Visiting Professor
Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jaipur
Former Visiting Professor of Chemistry
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
Former Dean of Colleges
Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar
Former Professor and Head
Department of Chemistry
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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Based on the feedback from students and colleagues alike who used the fourth edition of
this text, I have made changes that are meant to make the material better organized.
A number of more specialized new reagents and chemical reactions have been added.
Almost all the chapters have been modified by incorporating the strategies of new reagents
and chemical reactions.
Chapter 1
More materials on polarigability of atoms and polarity of bonds have been added. Most
of the materials have been shifted to other chapters at relevant places.
Chapter 2
New material on conjugation and stability has been added. The aromatic system in
cyclobutadienyl dianion generated via complex formation with Fe(O) has been discussed.
Chapter 4
The portion on generation and properties of free radicals has been completely rewritten.
Chapter 5
Summary of SN1 and SN2 reactions has been presented in the beginning itself along with
the product formation from tertiary substrates depending on strength of base. The
comparison with primary and secondary haloalkanes has been elaborated.
Stereochemical outcome of SN1 and SN2 reactions has been elaborated. Examples of
intramolecular substitutions have been added.
Chapter 6
New material on Mukaiyama, Henry and Nef reactions has been added and the
mechanisms of these reactions have been presented for better understanding.
The material on Michael reaction (conjugate addition) has been completely rewritten.
Chapter 7
The mechanism and utility of Heck, Suzuki, Sonogashira and Stille reactions in organic
synthesis has been rewritten and new reactions and examples are added.
v
Titanium–Mc Murry Coupling reaction has been added. The mechanism of Tebbe reaction
has been included with new reactions.
The material on alkene methathesis has been completely rewritten. Corey-Winter reaction
for the synthesis of olefins has been added.
A detailed new discussion with new examples on the synthetic utility of organolithium
compounds has been added including allyllithium and alkenyllithium compounds.
Chapter 10
Photoreduction of , -unsaturated compounds has been added.
Chapter 11
More material on bridged ions has been added.
Chapter 12
More examples on anti and syn eliminations defining conformation and reactivity have
been added. Examples of -eliminations on acyl chlorides and alkenyl ethers are added.
Chapter 13
New material on hydroxyl directed epoxidation of alkenes has been added. Formation
of epoxides from bromohydrins has been included. New problems on predicting the
stereochemistry of sharpless epoxidation have been added. The mechanism of the reaction
of alkenes with Mn (Salen*) Cl has been provided. There is more on Baeyer Villiger oxidation.
Chapter 14
A full account on increasing alkyl substitution on carbons of a double bond in relation to
stability has been added.
The material on hydrogenolysis has been completely rewritten.
The role of zinc in synthesis is further elaborated, and the mechanism of Clemmenson
reduction has been made more understandable.
Reduction of alkynes using lithium aluminium hydride has been added along with the
reduction with (R) and (S) BiNAL-H.
Chapter 15
Some more examples have been added. Tiffeneau-Demjavov carbocation rearrangement
has been given.
Chapter 16
More material has been added on free radical cyclisations to generate five membered
rings. The mechanism of Hunsdiecker-Reaction has been modified giving new examples.
Chapter 17
This is a new Chapter added to the fifth edition and replaces the original chapter 17
devoted to Pericyclic reaction in fourth edition. A full account on Pericyclic reactions is
given in the book on “Stereochemistry” by the same author. The problems have been carefully
drawn so that the student can thread through the material read in previous chapters.
These problems are also aimed to provide a great way to the students to face and solve
the problems in such competitive examination like NET.
Ludhiana P. S. KALSI
Foreword (vii)
Preface to the Fifth Edition (ix)
Preface to the First Edition (xi)
Important Reactions and Rearrangements (xxi)
Some More Important Reagents (xxiii)
vii
4.10 The Rate Determining Step, Intermediate and Transition State 132
4.11 Thermodynamic and Kinetic Control 134
4.12 Applications of Kinetic Principles 137
4.13 The Curtin-Hammett Principle—Importance of
Transition State 142
4.14 Microscopic Reversibility 143
4.15 Methods of Determining Mechanisms 143
4.16 Reactive Intermediates 151
Problems 174
Answers to the Problems 175
Problems 614
Answers to the Problems 615
Index 691–699
CHAPTER 1
Basic Concepts
1.1 INTRODUCTION
One begins a study of reaction mechanisms by examining some of the basic principles. A basic
understanding of these concepts helps largely in understanding of reactions and their
mechanisms. Thiols undergo an oxidative coupling when treated with mild oxidizing agents
to give disulphides: 2RS—H + H2O2 RS—RS + 2H2O. The understanding of this reaction
requires a knowledge of bond dissociation energy. The bond dissociation energy of the S—H
bond of thiols (~ 80 kcal/mol) is much lower than the O—H bond of alcohols (~ 100 kcal/
mol). It is this weakness of the S—H bond which allows thiols to undergo an oxidative coupling,
and the alcohols do not display this reaction. On treatment with oxidizing agents, oxidation at
the weaker C—H bond (~ 85 kcal/mol) takes place rather than at the strong O—H bond. Thus
a knowledge of the nature and strength of bonds is essential for the chemical investigation of
organic molecules. Similarly the properties of molecules are influenced by their structure.
Both the length and strength of a carbon-hydrogen bond is dependent on the hybridization
of the carbon atom to which the hydrogen is attached. When there is more s character in the
orbital used by carbon to form the bond, the shorter and stronger bond results. An s orbital is
closer to the nucleus than a p orbital and thus the carbon-hydrogen bond formed by an
sp (50% s) hybridized carbon is shorter and stronger than carbon-hydrogen bond formed by
an sp2 (33.3% s) hybridized carbon and this in turn is shorter and stronger than a carbon-
hydrogen bond formed by an sp3 (25% s) hybridized carbon.
The following points may be noted:
In general shorter bonds are stronger bonds. Increasing s character shortens bonds, thus
bonds strength increase with increasing s character.
More the bonds holding two carbon atoms together, the shorter and stronger is the carbon-
carbon bond. Triple bonds are shorter (C C, 1.20 Å) and stronger (C C, 200 kcal/mol)
than double bonds (C C, 1.33 Å, 152 kcal/mol), which are shorter and stronger than
single bonds (C—C, 1.54 Å, 88 kcal/mol).
Thus double bonds are both shorter and stronger than corresponding single bonds,
however, not twice as strong, since overlap is less than overlap. This means that a
bond is stronger than a bond. The difference in energy between a single bond, say
1
C—C, and the corresponding double bond is the amount of energy necessary to cause
rotation around the double bond.
SCHEME 1.1
As a consequence of a partially positive end (+) and a partially negative end (–) in HCl
molecule represents a dipole (II, Scheme 1.1) and therefore, has a dipole moment (a physical
property). Thus the dipole moment is a property of the molecule which is due to charge
separations. It is defined as the product of the magnitude of the charge (e) in electrostatic
units (esu) and the distance (d) which separates them in centimeters (cm):
=e×d
Dipole moments are typically of the order of
10–18 esu cm, since charges are typically of the order
Positive end Negative end
of 10–10 esu and the distance is of the order of 10–8
cm. For convenience this unit (1 × 10–18 esu cm) is
defined as one Debye (abbreviated D). The direction A vector quantity
of polarity of a polar bond is usually symbolized by
a vector quantity (Scheme 1.2). SCHEME 1.2
The arrow head points to be the negative part of the molecule, while the crossed end is the
positive end. A molecule with polar bonds, may, however, not possess a dipole moment i.e.,
the molecule itself may be non-polar. This is so when a particular molecule has a shape
(or symmetry) so that the dipoles of the individual bonds cancel each other. Thus one is
concerned with the total moment of the molecule which is the vectorial sum of the individual
bond moments as e.g., in the case of 1, 2-dichloroethene isomers (Scheme 1.3).
SCHEME 1.3
Similarly carbon in CO2 is sp hybridized and the molecule is linear. The C—O bond moments
oppose each other and cancel, in SO2 however, S is sp2 hybridized with two bonds to O and
one with unshared electron pair. The O—S—O bond angle is around 120° and S—O moments
do not cancel. Thus unlike CO2, SO2 has = 1.6 D.
The carbonyl group is polar. The carbon atom is bonded to the more electronegative oxygen
atom. The resulting imbalance in the electron density leads to a permanent dipole of
2–3 Debyes (D) in the case of simple carbonyl compounds (Scheme 1.4).
SCHEME 1.6a
To cite one example of the involvement of carbon-halogen dipole is the electrophilic aromatic
substitution in a halobenzene. A halogen is o, p — directing substituent. Substitution at the
meta position of a halobenzene can lead to three resonance structures (Scheme 1.7). All the
three structures are strongly destabilized by electrostatic interaction of the positive charge in
the ring with the carbon-halogen dipole. As a consequence the meta position in a halobenzene
is strongly deactivated. Though similar situation is also obtained during o and p attack,
however, in these cases additional stable halonium ion structures make the o, p attack for
more facile.
X X X
+ +
H H H
+ E E E
Reaction at the meta position
C—X
SCHEME 1.7
A slight positive charge on the C-2 atom dd+ d+ d– A – I group will draw electrons
CH3 CH2 Cl
The acid catalysed halogenation of acetone stops after the first halogen has been introduced.
In the presence of base, however halogenation continues until the same -carbon is completely
halogenated. This is explained since under acid catalysis the rate determining step is enolisation.
For halogenation to continue the halo-carbonyl compound must enolise again (Scheme 1.9).
O
Due to electron withdrawing nature (I effect) of BrCH2 — C — moiety, this is retarded.
Base mediated reaction, however, involves an enolate ion which instead increases the acidity
of remaining -hydrogens (Scheme 1.9, also see schemes 2.47-2.47c. Operation of inductive
effect is also seen in the acidity of halogen substituted carboxylic acids. An electronegative
SCHEME 1.9 Halogenation of a ketone under acidic catalysis 1 and basic conditions 2
halogen atom pulls the bonding electrons toward itself through sigma () bonds (–I effect).
The conjugate base of the carboxylic acid (I, Scheme 1.10) will be stabilized by decreasing the
electron density about the oxygen atom. Stabilizing a base increases the acidity of its conjugate
acid. Put another way in the anion (hybrid structure, II) the negative charge is stabilised by
electrostatic interaction between the partial –ve charges on the oxygens and the +ve partial
charge on the carbon bearing the bromine atom.
O O O
H C
C C 1
– 2
Br O
– Br O
H3C OH H 2C OH C
+
CH2 C
Br H 1
O– 2
Acetic acid Bromoacetic acid
Inductive electron withdrawal
pKa = 4.76 pKa = 2.86
(I) (II)
The other effect operates through space (and not through bonds) or through solvent
molecules and is called the field effect. Normally the field effect depends on the geometry of
the molecule whereas the inductive effect depends only on the nature of the bonds. As an
example of the field effect (long range polar interactions) the two acids (I and II, Scheme 1.11)
have different pKa values. The inductive effect of the chlorine atoms on the position of the
electrons in the COOH group must be same since the same bonds intervene. Consequently,
the acidity must have been equal. However, this difference in pKa value shows the operation
of field effect, since the two chlorine atoms are placed closer in space to the COOH group in I
than in II.
H Cl Cl H
H Cl Cl H
CO2H CO2H
(I) (II)
The inductive effect (+I) of alkyl group has been invoked to explain the carbocation stability.
This effect also helps in explaining the orientation and reactivity during electrophilic
substitution on benzene derivatives (Sec. 8.8).
The resonance effect (see, Schemes 2.14 and 2.15) involves delocalization of electrons through
resonance via the system. Atoms and functional groups may be arranged according to their
ability to donate or withdraw electrons. The inductive and resonance effects of many groups
are in the same direction. Other groups display opposite effects in the two cases. Normally
atoms which are more electronegative than carbon and which also have non-bonding electrons
possess opposing characteristics. The halogens illustrate these opposing effects (Scheme 1.12).
A good example is found during electrophilic substitution when the inductive effect of a halogen
on the benzene ring slows the rate of further substitution (Scheme 1.12).
SCHEME 1.12 The C—Cl bond is strongly polarized. The + on the carbon slows a substitution reaction
which places more positive charge on the ring. A halogen, however denotes electrons in
the ring via resonance. Thus a halogen in o, p director
EXERCISE 1.1
How one can explain that acetic acid (pKa = 4.7) is stronger acid than
2, 2, 2-trifluoroethanol (pKa = 12.8) and ethanol is the least acidic (pKa = 15.9)
from among these three compounds?
ANSWER. Consider the species after the loss of a proton from each of these
compounds. In the case of ethanol the negative charge resides on its single oxygen
i.e., the charge is localized (Scheme 1.13). In the carboxylate ion both inductive
withdrawal of electrons and the ability of two atoms to share the negative charge
via resonance renders the conjugate base of the carboxylic acid more stable than
the conjugate base from ethanol. 2, 2, 2-Trifluoroethanol is much stronger acid
than ethanol, since in the former the highly electronegative fluorines help in the
stabilization of its alkoxide ion.
O
– –
: :
CH3—CH2—O : CH3—C O
Charge is localized –I effect of carbonyl group in
on the alkoxide ion acetate anion also stabilizes it
–
:
O :O: d
–
F
CH3—C CH3—C d
+
–
: :
:O:– O F C—CH2—O:
:
F
Charge is shared by oxygen Strong–I effect of fluorines
atoms via resonance stabilizes the alkoxide ion
SCHEME 1.13
EXERCISE 1.2
Acidity order of alcohols in aqueous solution is :
CH3OH > CH3CH2OH > (CH3)2CHOH > (CH3)3COH. Can inductive effect explain
this order?
ANSWER. Electron donating inductive effect (+ I) of
alkyl groups will retard the formation of an alkoxide to d+ d– –
H3C C—O
reduce the acidity of an alcohol. Thus t-Butanol is the
weakest acid (Scheme 1.14). The electron donating inductive
However, in the gas phase it is found that the acidity effect destabilizes the
alkoxide ion
order of alcohols is opposite to that found in solution.
Thus it is probably not the + I effect of alkyl groups that
is important but stabilizing effect of the solvent. A SCHEME 1.14
smaller alkoxide ion is approached more easily by the
solvent to solvate it (see Scheme 3.18).
EXERCISE 1.3
Which of the alkenes (Scheme 1.15) is expected to react faster with HX?
ANSWER. Consider the protonation of the double bond in (I, Scheme 1.15) which
is according to Markovnikov rule.
– + – +
d d H—X d d +
Cl CH2—CH CH2 Cl—CH2—CH—CH2—H
–I effect of
chlorine Unfavourable interaction
between like positive charges
SCHEME 1.15
Due to the –I effect of chlorine a positive charge on the methylene group would
be in opposition to the expected carbocation formed during the addition of HX.
No such effect is operative in (II).
EXERCISE 1.4
Discuss in terms of resonance and inductive effect the addition of HX to methyl
vinyl ether.
ANSWER. The –I effect of oxygen generates a partial positive charge on the
adjacent carbon, which will get enhanced on protonation (Markovnikov rule)
during the first step of addition of HX i.e., during the formation of intermediate
SCHEME 1.16
An ether has no O—H proton, therefore, the ether group cannot donate hydrogen bonds
and thus cannot form a hydrogen bond with another ether molecule. Since, ether molecules
are not held together by hydrogen bonds, they are more volatile than alcohols of the same
molecular weight. The oxygen of the ether group can however, form hydrogen bonds with
an alcohol or a other hydrogen bond donor e.g., water (Scheme 1.17). So ethers are more
soluble in water than in alkanes. The hydrogen bond is conventionally represented by a
dotted line.
The hydrogen bond (bond dissociation energy is about 1–9 kcal/mol) is weaker than an
ordinary covalent bond. When there are many such bonds as in carbohydrates, the total strength
is very great. The bond may be formed both between molecules of the same type as in alcohols
–
O O
+
N H O
+ –
O HO N O
+
O HO N
–
O
o-Nitrophenol
(more volatile because of p-Nitrophenol
intramolecular hydrogen bonding) (less volatile because of intermolecular hydrogen bonding)
SCHEME 1.19
An important way to detect hydrogen bonding is via IR and NMR spectroscopy. A free OH
group of an alcohol or a phenol shows a sharp infrared absorption around 3600 cm–1
(O—H stretching vibrations). On hydrogen bonding the band becomes broad and is shifted to
lower frequencies (around 3400 cm–1). In several cases in dilute solutions, there may be partial
hydrogen bonding, i.e., some hydroxyl groups are free and others bonded. In these cases one
therefore, observes two bands, one sharp band at high frequency (around 3600 cm–1) and
another broad band at lower frequency (around 3400 cm–1). A distinction can also be made
between inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonding on the basis of infrared spectroscopy. In
very dilute solution, formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds does not take place as the
molecules are widely separated. Increasing the concentration of the alcohol or phenol causes
the sharp band around 3600 cm–1 to be replaced by a broad and lower frequency band which
EXERCISE 1.5
(a) Why the O—H stretching frequency for t-butyl alcohol is a sharper band in
IR compared with methanol?
(b) Which of the following norbornane systems can be detected by IR spectroscopy:
HO CH3 H3 C OH HO CH3 O R
H
SCHEME 1.20
ANSWER. (a) Due to steric effects it is far more difficult for t-butyl alcohol to
involve in intermolecular hydrogen bond formation.
(b) In (I, Scheme 1.20), intramolecular hydrogen bonding would be detected as
shown in (IV).
Hydrogen bonding affects structure (chemical properties) and molecular shape of molecules.
Thus e.g., the role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding is reflected in the large amount of enol
present in some tautomeric equilibria (see, Scheme 2.48). It also influences conformation of
molecules. The six membered heterocycles of oxygen closely resemble the chair conformation
of cyclohexane. In heterocyclic rings the steric repulsions for axial substituents are reduced
due to the replacement of a methylene groups of cyclohexane by oxygen or nitrogen. Since the
divalent oxygen has no substituents, therefore, the 1, 3-diaxial interactions which are the main
unfavourable interactions for axial substituents in cyclohexanes are absent (Scheme 1.20). With
the presence of a polar substituent, interactions between the substituent and the ring heteroatom
can become important. Thus, the preferred
H
conformation of 5-hydroxy-1, 3-dioxane
O
(Scheme 1.21) has the hydroxyl group in the —N—H O C
O
axial position. This conformation is favoured
O Peptide group
due to hydrogen bonding of the hydroxyl
group with the ring oxygen which is possible
SCHEME 1.21
only with the axial hydroxyl group to serve as
a stabilizing force for this conformation.
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