Xx. ethanoyl chloride + NaOH 1. React the carbonyl compound: It is (circle one) CONJUGATED NON-CONJUGATED The Nucleophile is Potential to Establish a Resonance System Option 1 Almost all reactions Option 2 When Nu is a strong base (OH or OR) and the leading group is identical to tthe Nu 1 Prelened) Circle the option and reason Option 1: Always use UNLESS Option 2: (Remove the a H) The Nu matches Y AND is -OR 2. Take care of the negative formal charge of the oxygen in the tetrahedral complex Option 1 (Preferred): All cases except Option 2 1 (Preferred) Option 2: If there are no leaving groups, or if the only potential leaving group is the Nu that was just added and it is not a very good leaving group (N or O). Circle the option and reason Option 1: Always use UNLESS Option 2: There is no leaving group (there are only carbons and hydrogens), OR there are only carbons and hydrogens except for the Nu that just added, AND the Nu is N or O. If the double bond is reformed, what criterion is used to select the leaving group? (circle one) Shells Electronegativity EWA/Resonance Charge 3. If a hydrogen atom is added instead, does the reaction continue? Yes No Xs or 8- HÖ-H -C -R 8- Nu
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.
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