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Main Menu. 17.2 How Aldehydes and Ketones React (Part I). Electron rich (Lewis base, Nu). d -. d +. Electron deficient (Lewis acid, E + ). R = alkyl or aryl (C). Y = alkyl, aryl or H (class II) ( No leaving group ). Class I. Class II. Class I vs. Class II Carbonyl Compounds.
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Main Menu 17.2 How Aldehydes and Ketones React (Part I) Electron rich (Lewis base, Nu) d- d+ Electron deficient (Lewis acid, E+) R = alkyl or aryl (C) Y = alkyl, aryl or H (class II) (No leaving group)
Class I Class II Class I vs. Class II Carbonyl Compounds Y = H (aldehyde) = R’’ (ketone) Y = NR’2 (amide) = OR’ (ester, carboxylic acid) = OCOR’ (acid anhydride) = X (acyl halide) H-H (pKa = 35) R-H (pKa = 50) Hydride (H-) and carboanion are not leaving groups
Relative Reactivity of Class I and Class II Carbonyl Compounds > > >> > > H R’ ester amide ketone aldehyde acyl halide acid anhydride Esters and amides are more stable than ketones and aldehydes due to their resonance stabilization.
1. General mechanism in basic condition: Nucleophilic Addition (Class II) 2. General mechanism in acidic condition:
1. Carbon as the nucleophilic atom Basic condition Types of Nucleophile for Class II Carbonyl Groups pKa = 25 Acetylide ion pKa = 50 carboanion 2. Hydrogen as the nucleophilic atom Mostly basic condition hydride 3. Nitrogen as the nucleophilic atom Mostly acidic condition 1° and 2° amines 4. Oxygen as the nucleophilic atom Acidic condition 1° alcohols
Carboanions are highly reactive. Carbon as the Nucleophilic Atom: Grignard Reagents Hard to find a base to do the deprotonation. pKa = 50 carboanion Formation of Grignard reagent THF or Et2O X = Cl, Br or I The carbonanions can be stabilized. THF: tetrahydrofuran Et2O: diethyl ether
Reactions of Grignard Reagents 3° alcohols 2° alcohols
1° alcohols (one extra carbon) Reactions of Grignard Reagents 1° alcohols (two extra carbons) Carboxylic acid
1 mol. Reactions of Grignard Reagents with Esters 0.5 mol. 0.5 mol. 1 mol. 1 mol. 2 mol. 1 mol.
Why two equivalents of Grignard reagent are needed? Reactions of Grignard Reagents with Esters A ketone (more reactive than ester)
pKa = 25 Acetylide ion pKa = 50 carboanion Carbon as the Nucleophilic Atom: Acetylide Ions Why the pKa of acetylide is much lower? 2Pz The radius of 2S orbital is smaller than the radius of 2Porbitals. 2S 2Py 2Px Order for the radius of hybridized orbitals: SP3 > SP2 > SP Order for the electronegativity of hybridized orbitals: SP3 < SP2 < SP Order for the acidity of H’s of hybridized orbitals: SP3 < SP2 < SP pKa = 40
Reactions of Carbonyl Groups with Acetylide Ions pKa = 38 Acetylide ion pKa = 25
Hydrogen cyanide is weakly acidic. Carbon as the Nucleophilic Atom: Cyanide Cyanide is highly poisonous. cyanide pKa = 9.1 Addition of cyanide to aldehydes or ketones: HCl Stable in acidic condition but unstable in basic condition. H+, H2O heat H2, Pt/C a-hydroxy carboxylic acid
Reagents that can provide hydrides as nucleophiles: Hydrogen as the Nucleophilic Atom: Hydride Reagents NaBH4 LiAlH4 Sodium boroydride Lithium aluminum hydride Theoretically, one molecule of LiAlH4 or NaBH4 can provide four hydrides. Diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL) Reagents that can provide hydrides as bases: NaH CaH2
General Reactions: Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones with Hydride Reagents LiAlH4 or NaBH4 H2O Examples:
General Mechanism for the Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones Using Hydride Reagents d- Repeat 3 times d- The three H’s can still act as hydrides. H2O
Relative Reactivity > > > LiAlH4 DIBAL NaBH4 NaBH3CN Comparison of LiAlH4, DIBAL and NaBH4 Unstable in weak acid Stable in weak acid
General reaction LiAlH4 H2O Reduction of Ester with LiAlH4 Mechanism Reduction cannot stop at the stage of aldehyde H2O
General reaction LiAlH4 H2O Reduction of Carboxylic Acids with LiAlH4 Reduction cannot stop at the stage of aldehyde Mechanism H2O
General reaction LiAlH4 H2O Reduction of Amides with LiAlH4 Mechanism H2O
General reaction DIBAL, -78°C H2O, -78°C Reduction can stop at the stage of aldehyde Reduction of Ester with DIBAL DIBAL, -78° - 0°C H2O, 0°C Control of temperature is important for the reduction to stop at the stage of aldehyde.
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In most of the cases, hydride reducing reagents cannot reduce C=C. Selective Reduction
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