Chem 22 Summer 2000        Exam 1 Review Sheet

 

Reactions covered in Chapter 11

1.  Reaction of alcohols with HX ---------> _________________

            Reaction Conditions:  _________________________

            Can be SN1 or SN2 reaction, depending on the degree of substitution of the alcohol

            As always, first order reactions are subject to rearrangement

            If SN2 mechanism, only HI and HBr work well.

            If SN1, HI, HBr, or HCl can be used.

2.  Reaction of ethers with HX ---------> _________________

            Reaction Conditions:  _________________________

            Can be SN1 or SN2 reaction, depending on the degree of substitution of the ether

            As always, first order reactions are subject to rearrangement

            If SN2 mechanism, only HI and HBr work well.

            If SN1, HI, HBr, or HCl can be used.

            aromatic ethers do NOT lose oxygen

3.  Reaction of alcohols with PBr3---------> _________________

            Reaction Conditions:  _________________________

            two step mechanism

            results in inversion of the original alcohol

4. Reaction of alcohols with SOCl2 ---------> _________________

            Reaction Conditions:  _________________________

            three step mechanism

            results in inversion of the original alcohol

5.  Formation of sulfonate esters from alcohols ---------> _________________

            Reaction Conditions:  _________________________ (several choices of reagents)

            reaction converts hydroxyl group into a good leaving group

            two step mechanism results in a net loss of HCl

6.  Dehydration of alcohols   ---------> _________________

            Reaction Conditions:  (two possible)   _________________________

                                                                        _________________________

            E1-like mechanism

            carbocation rearrangement possible

            the more unstable carbocation formed, the more heat is required

            What are the special conditions for 1° alcohol reactions?

7.  Epoxide openings

            Nucleophilic opening goes by ________ mechanism

                        characteristics:  ____________________________

            Acid-catalyzed opening goes by ________ mechanism

                        characteristics:  ____________________________

8.  Synthesis of sulfides

            Net reaction:   ______________  --------->  ______________ 

            Comparison to corresponding ether synthesis

9. Synthesis and reaction of sulfonium ions

10. Synthesis of organometallic compounds

            Alkyl Halide to organolithium:  Reagents / solvent:____________________

            Alkyl Halide to Grignard:   Reagents / solvent:____________________

            organolithium to organocuprate:   Reagents / solvent:_________________

11. Reactions of organometallics:

            Grignards + epoxides makes ______________________________

            organocuprate + alkyl halide makes ________________________

            acid / base reactions

12. Hofmann Elimination

            Reactant is quaternary amine hydroxide

                        Synthesized by an amine reacting with _________ followed by _________

            How is this reaction different than a typical E2 reaction?  Why?


13. Cope Elimination

            Reactant is amineN-oxide

                        Synthesized by a _____ amine reacting with _________

            How is this reaction similar to the Hofmann elimination?  How is it different?

 

Concepts covered in Chapter 11 (including Ch. 26 material)

1.  How are typical SN and E reactions changed when the leaving group is not a halogen?

            Leaving Groups:  OH, OR, NR3, OTs, OTf, OMs

2.  Lucas test for degree of substitution of an alcohol.

3.  Stereochemical aspects of alcohol substitution reactions:  halogenation, sulfonate esters.

4.  Nomenclature and structure of heterocyclic ethers, and other non aromatic heterocycles. (Sec 26.1)

5.  Phase-transfer catalysis:  crown ethers and quaternary amonnium salts.

6.  Arene oxides and aromatic carcinogens.

7.  What is the nature of organometallic compounds?  How does the identity of the metal affect the reactivity of a organometallic compound?

8.  Stereochemistry of the E2 and related elimination reactions.

Reactions covered in Chapter 14 (including Ch. 26 material)

1.  Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution:  know reagents for

Bromination                            _________________  Chlorination                            _________________

Iodination                                _________________  Nitration                                  _________________

Nitrosation                              _________________  Azo-coupling                           _________________

Sulfonation/desulfonation       _________________  Friedel-Crafts Acylation            _________________

Friedel-Crafts Alkylation         _________________

2.  Aromatic side-chain reactions:  know reagents and starting materials for

Benzylic Oxidation:                 _________________  Benzylic bromination              _________________

Carbonyl reduction (2)            _________________                                                  _________________

Nitro reduction                        _________________  Aryl Diazonium Formation            _________________

N-Nitrosamine Formation       _________________

3.  Reactions of Aryl Diazonium ions:  know reagents for

Bromination/Chlorination        _________________  Nitrile Formation                     _________________

Iodination                                _________________  Fluorination                             _________________

Phenol Formation                    _________________  Replacement with H                _________________

4.  Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution: know reagents and starting materials for

SNAr reaction:             _________________  Benzyne reaction                     _________________

5.  Naphthalene and Aromatic Heterocycle reactivity

            Electrophilic Substitution: 

                        What is the regioselectivity?  How are the reagents different? 

                        How do they differ in reactivity?

            Nucleophilic Substitution of pyridines:  The Chichibabin reaction.

                        Reagents:                     _________________

                        Why does this work? 

Concepts covered in Chapter 14 (including Ch. 26 material)

1.  Nomenclature of simple, substituted benzenes (ortho, meta, para) and some polycylic benenoids

2.  Nomenclature of some simple aromatic heterocycles

3.  Activation/Deactivation towards EAS by substituents

4.  ortho-,para-, or meta-director substituents

5.  Synthetic considerations for EAS reactions:

            acylation/reduction avoids rearrangement of alkyl cations

            activated rings may not require catalysts/may yield poly-substitution

            aniline is too active for many EAS reactions--can be protected with an amide

            Friedel-Crafts reactions fail on rings less active than chlorobenzene

            When two or more substituents can direct EAS, which substituent determines reactivity?

6.  Substituent effects on acidity of phenols, benzoic acids, or anilinium ions:

            inductive and resonance effects.

7.  Orbital picture of benzyne