alkyl halides & nucleophilic substitution
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Organic Chemistry
Alkyl Halides & Nucleophilic
Substitution
by
Dr. Seema Zareen & Dr. Izan Izwan Misnon
Faculty Industrial Science & Technology
[email protected] & [email protected]
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Expected Outcomes
In the end of this chapter, student will have the
ability to:
- Classify alkyl halides
- Draw and name alkyl halides using IUPAC
nomenclature
- Describe physical properties and example of
alkyl halides
- Compare and write nucleophilic substitution
(SN2 and SN1) and elimination (E1 and E2) of
alkyl halides
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Contents
• Nomenclature
• Physical properties
• Nucleophilic substitution
mechanism of alkyl halides
• Organic synthesis
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• Alkyl halides are organic molecules containing a halogen atom bonded toan sp3 hybridized carbon atom.
• Alkyl halides are classified as primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°),depending on the number of carbons (R groups) bonded to the carbonwith the halogen atom (the head carbon).
• The halogen atom in halides is often denoted by the symbol “X”.
Introduction to Alkyl Halides
Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Substitution
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• There are other types of organic halides. These include vinyl halides, arylhalides, allylic halides and benzylic halides.
• Vinyl halides have a halogen atom (X) bonded to a carbon-carbon doublebond.
• Aryl halides have a halogen atom bonded to a benzene ring.
• Allylic halides have X bonded to the carbon atom adjacent to a carbon-carbon double bond.
• Benzylic halides have X bonded to the carbon atom adjacent to a benzenering.
Four types of organic halides (RX)having X near a pi-bond
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Examples of 1°, 2°, and3° alkyl halides
H3CH2C C CH2I
CH3
CH3
Br
H3CH2C C CH2CH3
CH3
Cl
X
X
X X
X
X
X X
1 1 1
2
1
2
Vinyl halide Aryl halide Allylic halide Benzylic halide
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Examples of 1°, 2°, and3° alkyl halides
H3CH2C C CH2I
CH3
CH3
Br
H3CH2C C CH2CH3
CH3
Cl
1 2 3
H3CH2C C C
CH3
CH3
H2C
H2C
CH2
CH2
C
H2C Br
H3CH2C C CH2CH3
CH3
Cl
H
H
I
H
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Nomenclature
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Nomenclature
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Common names are often used for simple alkylhalides. To assign a common name:
Name all the carbon atoms of the molecule asa single alkyl group.
Name the halogen bonded to the alkyl group.
Combine the names of the alkyl group andhalide, separating the words with a space.
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Examples of different type of alkyl halides
H C C
H
H
H
X
HH
C C
H H
X
X
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H C C
H
H
H
Br
HH
C C
H H
Cl
I
X = FClBrI
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H C C
H
H
H
Br
HH
C C
H H
Cl
I
alkyl halide vinyl halide aryl halide
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• Alkyl halides are weak polar molecules. They exhibit dipole-dipoleinteractions because of their polar C—X bond, but because the restof the molecule contains only C—C and C—H bonds, they areincapable of intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
Physical Properties
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• The electronegative halogen atom in alkyl halides creates a polarC—X bond, making the carbon atom electron deficient. Electrostaticpotential maps of four simple alkyl halides illustrate this point.
The Polar Carbon-Halogen Bond
Electrostatic potential maps offour halomethanes (CH3X)
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Substitution Reaction
R-Nu + LG
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• Three components are necessary in any substitution reaction.
General Features of Nucleophilic Substitution
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• Negatively charged nucleophiles like HO¯ and HS¯ are usedas salts with Li+, Na+, or K+ counterions to balance thecharge. Since the identity of the counterion is usuallyinconsequential, it is often omitted from the chemicalequation.
• When a neutral nucleophile is used, the substitution product bears apositive charge.
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• Furthermore, when the substitution product bears apositive charge and also contains a proton bonded to O orN, the initially formed substitution product readily loses aproton in a BrØnsted-Lowry acid-base reaction, forming aneutral product.
H3CH2CH2C Br NH3 H3CH2CH2C N H
H
H
H3CH2CH2C N
H
H
NH4+
Br+
NH3
+
Step [1]:Nucleophilic substitution
Step [2]:Proton transfer
The overall result:a neutral product
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• In a nucleophilic substitution reaction of R—X, the C—X bond isheterolytically cleaved, and the leaving group departs with the electron pairin that bond, forming X:¯. The more stable the leaving group X:¯, the betterable it is to accept an electron pair.
The Leaving Group
• For example, H2O is a better leaving group than HO¯ because H2O is aweaker base.
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• There are periodic trends in leaving group ability:
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• Nucleophiles and bases are structurally similar: both have a lone pair or a bond. Theydiffer in what they attack.
The Nucleophile
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• Although Nucleophilicity and basicity are interrelated, they are fundamentally different.
Basicity is a measure of how readily an atom donates its electron pair to a proton.It is characterized by an equilibrium constant, Ka in an acid-base reaction.
Nucleophilicity is a measure of how readily an atom donates its electron pair toother atoms. It is characterized by a rate constant, k.
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In a nucleophilic substitution:
Mechanisms of Nucleophilic Substitution
But what is the order of bond making and bond breaking? In theory, there arethree possibilities.
In this scenario, the mechanism is comprised of one step. In such abimolecular reaction, the rate depends upon the concentration of bothreactants, that is, the rate equation is second order.
[1] Bond making and bond breaking occur at the same time.
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In this scenario, the mechanism has two steps and a carbocation is formed as anintermediate. Because the first step is rate-determining, the rate depends on theconcentration of RX only; that is, the rate equation is first order.
[2] Bond breaking occurs before bond making.
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This mechanism has an inherent problem. The intermediate generated in the first step has10 electrons around carbon, violating the octet rule. Because two other mechanisticpossibilities do not violate a fundamental rule, this last possibility can be disregarded.
[3] Bond making occurs before bond breaking.
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Consider reaction [1] below:
Kinetic data show that the rate of reaction [1] depends on the concentration of bothreactants, which suggests a bimolecular reaction with a one-step mechanism. This is anexample of an SN2 (substitution nucleophilic bimolecular) mechanism.
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Kinetic data show that the rate of reaction [2] depends on the concentration of only thealkyl halide. This suggests a two-step mechanism in which the rate-determining stepinvolves the alkyl halide only. This is an example of an SN1 (substitution nucleophilicunimolecular) mechanism.
Consider reaction [2] below:
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The mechanism of an SN2 reaction would be drawn as follows. Note thecurved arrow notation that is used to show the flow of electrons.
SN2
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An energy diagram for the SN2 reaction:
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• All SN2 reactions proceed with backside attack of the nucleophile, resultingin inversion of configuration at a stereogenic center (Walden inversion).
Stereochemistry:
Stereochemistry ofthe SN2 reaction
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Stereochemistry of SN2
Walden inversion
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Two examples of inversionof configuration inthe SN2 reaction:
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• Methyl and 1° alkyl halides undergo SN2 reactions with ease.
• 2° Alkyl halides react more slowly.
• 3° Alkyl halides do not undergo SN2 reactions. This order of reactivity can be explainedby steric effects. Steric hindrance caused by bulky R groups makes nucleophilic attackfrom the backside more difficult, slowing the reaction rate.
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Electrostatic potential maps illustrate the effects of steric hindrancearound the carbon bearing the leaving group in a series of alkylhalides.
Steric effects in the SN2 reaction:
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• The higher the Ea, the slower the reaction rate. Thus,any factor that increases Ea decreases the reactionrate ( lower Ea means that a greater number of reactingmolecules would reach the transition state).
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SN2 reactions in laboratory synthesis and biosynthesis
The SN2 reaction is a key step in the laboratory synthesis of manyimportant drugs.
Nucleophilic substitution in the synthesis of two useful drugs:
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SN1
The mechanism of an SN1 reaction would be drawn as follows: Note thecurved arrow formalism that is used to show the flow of electrons.
Key features of the SN1 mechanism are that it has two steps, andcarbocations are formed as reactive intermediates.
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An energy diagramfor the SN1 reaction:
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Stereochemistry
To understand the stereochemistry of the SN1 reaction, we mustexamine the geometry of the carbocation intermediate.
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• Loss of the leaving group in Step [1] generates a planarcarbocation that is achiral. In Step [2], attack of the nucleophilecan occur on either side to afford two products which are apair of enantiomers.
• Because there is no preference for nucleophilic attack fromeither direction, an equal amount of the two enantiomers isformed—a racemic mixture. We say that racemization hasoccurred.
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• The rate of an SN1 reaction is affected by the type ofalkyl halide involved.
• This trend is exactly opposite to that observed in SN2 reactions.
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Carbocation Stability
• The effect of the type of alkyl halide on SN1 reaction rates can be explained byconsidering carbocation stability.
• Carbocations are classified as primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°), based on thenumber of R groups bonded to the charged carbon atom. As the number of R groupsincreases, carbocation stability increases.
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• The order of carbocation stability can be rationalized through inductive effects andhyperconjugation.
• Inductive effects are electronic effects that occur through bonds. Specifically, theinductive effect is the pull of electron density through bonds caused byelectronegativity differences between atoms.
• Alkyl groups are electron donating groups that stabilize a positive charge. Since an alkylgroup has several bonds, each containing electron density, it is more polarizable thana hydrogen atom, and better able to donate electron density.
• In general, the greater the number of alkyl groups attached to a carbon with a positivecharge, the more stable will be the cation.
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Electrostatic potential maps fordifferent carbocation
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• The order of carbocation stability is also a consequence ofhyperconjugation.
•Hyperconjugation is the spreading out of charge by theoverlap of an empty p orbital with an adjacent bond.This overlap (hyperconjugation) delocalizes the positivecharge on the carbocation, spreading it over a largervolume, and this stabilizes the carbocation.
• Example: CH3+ cannot be stabilized by hyperconjugation, but
(CH3)2CH+ can.
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Summary of SN2 Reaction
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Summary of SN1 Reaction