e. How many T bonds are in the molecule? f. What is the N–N–N bond angle in the azide (–N3) group? g. What is the H-0–C bond angle in the side group attached to the five-membered ring?
Basics in Organic Reactions Mechanisms
In organic chemistry, the mechanism of an organic reaction is defined as a complete step-by-step explanation of how a reaction of organic compounds happens. A completely detailed mechanism would relate the first structure of the reactants with the last structure of the products and would represent changes in structure and energy all through the reaction step.
Heterolytic Bond Breaking
Heterolytic bond breaking is also known as heterolysis or heterolytic fission or ionic fission. It is defined as breaking of a covalent bond between two different atoms in which one atom gains both of the shared pair of electrons. The atom that gains both electrons is more electronegative than the other atom in covalent bond. The energy needed for heterolytic fission is called as heterolytic bond dissociation energy.
Polar Aprotic Solvent
Solvents that are chemically polar in nature and are not capable of hydrogen bonding (implying that a hydrogen atom directly linked with an electronegative atom is not found) are referred to as polar aprotic solvents. Some commonly used polar aprotic solvents are acetone, DMF, acetonitrile, DMSO, etc.
Oxygen Nucleophiles
Oxygen being an electron rich species with a lone pair electron, can act as a good nucleophile. Typically, oxygen nucleophiles can be found in these compounds- water, hydroxides and alcohols.
Carbon Nucleophiles
We are aware that carbon belongs to group IV and hence does not possess any lone pair of electrons. Implying that neutral carbon is not a nucleophile then how is carbon going to be nucleophilic? The answer to this is that when a carbon atom is attached to a metal (can be seen in the case of organometallic compounds), the metal atom develops a partial positive charge and carbon develops a partial negative charge, hence making carbon nucleophilic.
![One of the first drugs to be approved for use in the treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was azidothymidine (AZT).
The diagram is a skeletal structure of the molecule azidothymidine (AZT). It includes:
- A pentose sugar ring, which is central to the structure.
- Multiple nitrogen and oxygen atoms, depicted as N and O, respectively.
- Double and single bonds are shown between the atoms, indicating the chemical structure of AZT.
- A chain with the azido group (N3) connected to one side of the molecule.
This chemical structure illustrates the arrangement of atoms in AZT, a critical antiretroviral medication.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc3edbe93-d39c-43f4-8aa9-2c034a88e626%2F63f1ce9b-375c-4d2d-b76e-3ffe8a10e186%2Fpbwy24_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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f. What is the N—N—N bond angle in the azide (—N₃) group?
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g. What is the H—O—C bond angle in the side group attached to the five-membered ring?
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h. What is the hybridization of the oxygen atom in the —CH₂OH group?
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