CHM 303: CHAPTER 12 - REACTIONS OF ARENES
46 Cards in this Set
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what does EAS stand for
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electrophilic aromatic substitutions
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EAS general format
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Ar-H + E-Y ---> Ar-E + H-Y
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mechanisms of general EAS
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E+ addition to π-bond, H+ transfer/ rearomatization
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types of special EAS rxns
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halogenations, nitration, sulfonation, alkylation, acylation
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Friedel-Crafts Rxns
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alkylations, acylations
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what is the favored catalyst in EAS halogenations
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iron (FeBr3, FeCl3)
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what reagents are needed in EAS halogenations?
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Br2, FeBr3
Cl2, FeCl3
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what reagents are needed in EAS nitrations?
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HNO3, H2SO4
acidic environment
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what E+ gets created for EAS halogenations
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X-X+--FeBr3
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what E+ gets created for EAS nitrations
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O=N+=O nitronium ion
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what reagents are needed for alkylations
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AlCl3, R-Cl
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alkene, acid
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in alkylations, what type of E+ is created
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carbocation
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what must we be aware of in alkylations
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rearrangements via hydride shift
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what reagents are needed for acylations
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AlCl3, R-C-Cl
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acylations are (more/less) reliable than alkylations - why
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more - no carbocation rearrangement problems
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two types of acylations reductions
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Clemmensen reduction, Wolff-Kishner reduction
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Clemmensen reductions are done in what type of environment?
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acidic
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Wolff-Kishner reductions are done in what type of environment?
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basic
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what are the two factors of substituent effects?
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rxn rate, regeoselectivity
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what are ring activators
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electron donating groups that speed up reactions
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what are ring deactivators
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electron withdrawing group that slows down rxn
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what are the two types of directors
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ortho/para directing, meta directing
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activators (add/withdraw) electron density
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add to ring
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deactivators (add/withdraw) electron density
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withdraw from ring
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activating groups (increase/decrease) E+ attackability
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increase
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deactivating groups (increase/decrease) E+ attackability
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decrease
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examples of activating groups
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atoms with lone pairs attached to ring, alkyl groups
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examples of deactivating groups
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carbonyl groups, nitro groups, nitriles, halogens
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where is electron density the greatest and lowest with activating groups?
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greatest: ortho and para carbons
lowest: meta carbons
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where is electron density the greatest and lowest with deactivating groups?
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greatest: meta carbons
lowest: ortho and para carbons
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all meta-directors are ring (activators/deactivators)
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deactivators
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all ortho/para-directors are ring (activators/deactivators) except ____
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activators except halogens
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-R is what type of director
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ortho/para
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-OH, -OR are what type of directors
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ortho/para
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-NH2, -NHR, -NR2 are what type of directors
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ortho/para
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-O-C-R, -NH-C-R are what type of
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O O
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ortho/para
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halogens are what type of director
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ortho/para
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-NO2, -SO3H are what type of directors
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meta
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-C≡N, -CF3 are what type of directors
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meta
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-C-H, -C-R are what type of directors
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O O
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meta
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-C-OH, -C-OR, -C-NR, -C-X are what
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O O O O directors
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meta
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ortho/para directors: atom attached to ring has what
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lone pair electrons
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meta directors: atom attached to ring has what
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positive charge
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with multiple substituent the effects are ______
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cummulative
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which substituent controls regeoselectivity when there are multiple substituents
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more strongly activating group
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what must one consider regarding regeoselectivity and multiple substituents
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steric hinderance
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CHM 303: EXAM 1