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Chemical Properties 1819 Alkanes Alkyl Halide
Chemical Properties 1819 Alkanes Alkyl Halide
1. Oxidation
- combustion (burning) of alkanes
2. Radical halogenation of alkanes
• Relative reactivity
of alkanes: 3 o > 2o > 1o > methyl
• Halogen reactivity: F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2
Step 1 (Initiation)
heat or light
Step 2a (Propagation)
Step 2b (Propagation)
Step 3 (Termination)
Preparation of Alkenes:
Elimination Reactions
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DEHYDROHALOGENATION
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DEHYDRATION
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How many alkene products from dehydration?
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Diverse Reactions of Alkenes
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add H-OH add H-H
add X-X
add :CH2
add H-X
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Electrophilic Addition Reactions of Alkenes
Polymerization polymer13
Electrophilic Addition of HX to Alkenes
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Example of Markovnikov’s Rule
0%
100 %
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HALOGENATION: Addition of Halogens
Acid-catalyzed Hydration
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HYDRATION
Oxymercuration
Hydroboration/oxidation
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Products of hydration?
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Major Products?
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Which alkene?
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Catalytic Hydrogenation
Syn Addition
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Major Products?
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Solid Fats from Liquid Oils
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Free Radical Polymerization
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Alkynes
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REACTIONS OF ALKYNES
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C. Hydration
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D. REDUCTION
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ALKYL HALIDES
Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction
SN 1 SN2 E1 E2
Does Highly Does not Occurs
RCH2X not favored with occur with strong
occur good sterically
nucleophiles hindered
RS-, I-,CN-, base such
NH3, Br- as t-
butoxide
SUMMARY OF SUBSTITUTION AND ELIMINATION REACTIONS
SN1 SN 2 E1 E2
Can occur Competes Can occur Favored
with with E2 with with strong
R2CHX
benzylic and Weakly benzylic and bases :
allylic basic allylic CH3CH2O-,
halides; nucleophil halides; OH-, NH2-
Weakly e; polar Weakly
basic aprotic basic
nucleophile; solvent nucleophile;
protic protic
solvents solvents
ethanol and ethanol and
acetic acid acetic acid
SUMMARY OF SUBSTITUTION AND ELIMINATION REACTIONS
SN1 SN2 E1 E2
Favored in Does Occurs in Favored
R3C-X hydroxylic not competition when
solvents; occur with SN1 bases are
Reaction used :
under OH- or
neutral RO-
conditions
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