Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Author:Andrei Straumanis
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Chapter24: Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives
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![1. Predicting the product of a chemical reaction is a valuable skill to learn so the time does not have to be taken to write
the full mechanism of each reaction. Each type of reaction has a slightly different approach to predicting the product
due to the different mechanism. Here is a plan of action for predicting the outcome of elimination reactions.
E2 predicting the products:
a. Identify the ß-hydrogens and leaving group.
i. If the base is small, use the B-hydrogen in the more substituted position.
ii. If the base is bulky, use the B-hydrogen in the less substituted position.
LG
CI
b Orient the B-hydrogen anti to the leaving group.
E1 predicting the products:
H
c. Remove the B-hydrogen and leaving group, replacing it with a x-bond between a and B.
Br
Br
H
HHH
B-hydrogens
BuOH
reflux
a. Remove the leaving group to form a carbocation and investigate for carbocation rearrangements.
NaNH,
DMSO
45 °C
b. Identify the ß-hydrogens and leaving group.
i. If the base is small, use the B-hydrogen in the more substituted position.
ii. If the base is bulky, use the B-hydrogen in the less substituted position.
NaOCH3
CH₂OH
reflux
H₂O
A
small base
NaOH
heat
Liox
acetone
E
LG
CI
Br
major organic product
d. Remove the B-hydrogen, replacing it with a -bond between a (where the carbocation is located) and B. If E or Z
alkenes could be made, E is preferred.
DBU
acetonitrile
bulky base
Using the method noted on the previous page, predict the major organic product of the following elimination
reactions. Think through if they are unimolecular or bimolecular based on the a-carbon, base strength, and
solvent.
HHHH
major organic product
H
H
B-hydrogens
H](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F49f9d394-65f9-403f-909c-32dbefeb4065%2F9536a457-bfa8-4f70-8438-c14d3a8164cf%2Fc14honm_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Predicting the product of a chemical reaction is a valuable skill to learn so the time does not have to be taken to write
the full mechanism of each reaction. Each type of reaction has a slightly different approach to predicting the product
due to the different mechanism. Here is a plan of action for predicting the outcome of elimination reactions.
E2 predicting the products:
a. Identify the ß-hydrogens and leaving group.
i. If the base is small, use the B-hydrogen in the more substituted position.
ii. If the base is bulky, use the B-hydrogen in the less substituted position.
LG
CI
b Orient the B-hydrogen anti to the leaving group.
E1 predicting the products:
H
c. Remove the B-hydrogen and leaving group, replacing it with a x-bond between a and B.
Br
Br
H
HHH
B-hydrogens
BuOH
reflux
a. Remove the leaving group to form a carbocation and investigate for carbocation rearrangements.
NaNH,
DMSO
45 °C
b. Identify the ß-hydrogens and leaving group.
i. If the base is small, use the B-hydrogen in the more substituted position.
ii. If the base is bulky, use the B-hydrogen in the less substituted position.
NaOCH3
CH₂OH
reflux
H₂O
A
small base
NaOH
heat
Liox
acetone
E
LG
CI
Br
major organic product
d. Remove the B-hydrogen, replacing it with a -bond between a (where the carbocation is located) and B. If E or Z
alkenes could be made, E is preferred.
DBU
acetonitrile
bulky base
Using the method noted on the previous page, predict the major organic product of the following elimination
reactions. Think through if they are unimolecular or bimolecular based on the a-carbon, base strength, and
solvent.
HHHH
major organic product
H
H
B-hydrogens
H
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