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Chapter 2
An Introduction toOrganic Compounds
Conformations
Adapted from Profs. Turro & Breslow, Columbia University and Prof. Irene Lee,Case Western Reserve University
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Conformations of Alkanes: Rotation about Carbon–Carbon Bonds
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Conformational AnalysisDrawing Acyclic Molecules
• Newman Projections
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Conformational Analysis Drawing Acyclic Molecules
• Sawhorse Drawings
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• Torsional strain: repulsion between pairs of bonding electrons
• A staggered conformer is more stable than an eclipsed conformer
Different Conformations of Ethane
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Conformations of n-Butane• Steric strain: repulsion between the electron clouds of atoms or groups
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Cycloalkanes: Ring Strain
• Angle strain results when bond angles deviate from the ideal 109.5° bond angle
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The Shapes of Cycloalkanes:Planar or Nonplanar?
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•Assumed cycloalkanes were planar Assumed cycloalkanes were planar polygons.polygons.
•Believed distortion of bond angles from Believed distortion of bond angles from 109.5° 109.5° gives angle strain to some cycloalkanes.gives angle strain to some cycloalkanes.
• One for two is great in baseball.One for two is great in baseball.
Adolf von Baeyer (19th century)
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Types of Strain
• • Torsional strain strain that results from eclipsed bonds (measure of the dihedral angle)
• • Van der Waals strain or (Steric strain)strain that results from atoms being too close together.
• • Angle strain results from distortion of bond angles from normal values, for a
tetrahedron 109.5o
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Measuring Strain in Cycloalkanes
•Heats of combustion can be used to compareHeats of combustion can be used to comparestabilities of isomers.stabilities of isomers.
•But cyclopropane, cyclobutane, etc. are not isomers.But cyclopropane, cyclobutane, etc. are not isomers.
•All heats of combustion increase as the numberAll heats of combustion increase as the numberof carbon atoms increase.of carbon atoms increase.
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Measuring Strain in Cycloalkanes
•Therefore, divide heats of combustion by numberTherefore, divide heats of combustion by number of carbons and compare heats of combustion of carbons and compare heats of combustion on a "per CHon a "per CH22 group" basis. group" basis.
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•CycloalkaneCycloalkane kJ/molkJ/mol Per CHPer CH22
•CyclopropaneCyclopropane 2,0912,091 697697•CyclobutaneCyclobutane 2,7212,721 681681•CyclopentaneCyclopentane 3,2913,291 658658•CyclohexaneCyclohexane 3,9203,920 653653•CycloheptaneCycloheptane 4,5994,599 657657•CyclooctaneCyclooctane 5,2675,267 658658•CyclononaneCyclononane 5,9335,933 659659•CyclodecaneCyclodecane 6,5876,587 659659
Heats of Combustion in Cycloalkanes
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•CycloalkaneCycloalkane kJ/molkJ/mol Per CHPer CH22
•According to Baeyer, cyclopentane shouldAccording to Baeyer, cyclopentane should•have less angle strain than cyclohexane.have less angle strain than cyclohexane.•CyclopentaneCyclopentane 3,2913,291 658658•CyclohexaneCyclohexane 3,9203,920 653653
•The heat of combustion per CHThe heat of combustion per CH22 group is group is
•less for cyclohexane than for cyclopentane.less for cyclohexane than for cyclopentane.•Therefore, cyclohexane has less strain Therefore, cyclohexane has less strain thanthan•cyclopentane.cyclopentane.
Heats of Combustion in Cycloalkanes
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•Heat of combustion suggests that angle strain is unimportant in cyclohexane.
•Tetrahedral bond angles require nonplanar geometries.
• The chair and boat conformations.
Conformations of Cyclohexane
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• The chair conformation of cyclohexane is free of strain
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• All of the bonds are staggered and the bond angles at carbon are close to tetrahedral.
Chair is the most stable conformation of
cyclohexane
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• All of the bond angles are close to tetrahedral but close contact between flagpole hydrogens causes strain in boat.
180 pm180 pm
Boat conformation is less stable than the chair
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• Eclipsed bonds bonds gives torsional strain to boat.
Boat conformation is less stable than the chair
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• Less van der Waals strain and less torsional strain in skew boat.
BoatBoat Skew or Twist BoatSkew or Twist Boat
Skew boat is slightly more stable than boat
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•The chair conformation of cyclohexane is themost stable conformation and derivativesof cyclohexane almost always exist in the chair conformation
Generalization
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Axial and Equatorial Bonds in Cyclohexane
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Drawing Cyclohexane
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The 12 bonds to the ring can be divided into two sets of 6.
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Axial bonds point "north and south"Axial bonds point "north and south"
6 Bonds are axial
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The 12 bonds to the ring can be divided into two sets of 6.
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Equatorial bonds lie along the equatorEquatorial bonds lie along the equator
6 Bonds are equatorial
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Conformational Inversion
(Ring-Flipping) in Cyclohexane
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• chair-chair interconversion (ring-flipping)
•rapid process (activation energy = 45 kJ/mol)
•all axial bonds become equatorial and vice versa
Conformational Inversion
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Half-Half-chairchair
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Half-Half-chairchair
SkewSkewboatboat
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Half-Half-chairchair
SkewSkewboatboat
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Half-Half-chairchair
SkewSkewboatboat
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45 45 kJ/molkJ/mol
45 45 kJ/molkJ/mol
23 23 kJ/molkJ/mol
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The Conformations of Cyclohexane and Their Energies
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•most stable conformation is chair
•substituent is more stable when equatorial
Conformational Analysis of
Monosubstituted Cyclohexanes
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Steric Strain of 1,3-Diaxial Interaction in Methylcyclohexane
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5%5% 95%95%
• Chair chair interconversion occurs, but at any instant 95% of the molecules have their methyl group equatorial.
• An axial methyl group is more crowded than an equatorial one.
Methylcyclohexane
CHCH33
CHCH33
axialaxial
equatorialequatorial
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• Is this the most stable conformer?
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5%5% 95%95%• Hydrogen atoms closer than 2.4 Angstroms will cause
steric strain.• This is called a "1,3-diaxial repulsion" a type of van
der Waals strain or Steric strain.
Methylcyclohexane
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40%40% 60%60%
• Crowding is less pronounced with a "small" substituent such as fluorine.
• Size of substituent is related to its branching.
Fluorocyclohexane
FF
FF
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Less than 0.01%Less than 0.01% Greater than 99.99%Greater than 99.99%
• Crowding is more pronounced with a "bulky" substituent such as tert-butyl.
• tert-Butyl is highly branched.
tert-Butylcyclohexane
C(CHC(CH33))33
C(CHC(CH33))33
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van der Waalsvan der Waalsstrain due tostrain due to1,3-diaxial1,3-diaxialrepulsionsrepulsions
tert-Butylcyclohexane
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Keq = [equatorial conformer]/[axial conformer]
• The larger the substituent on a cyclohexane ring, the more the equatorial substituted conformer will be favored
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Disubstituted Cyclohexanes
Cis-trans Isomerism
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Cyclic Alkanes StereochemistryCis -Trans Isomers
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H
CH3H
CH3 cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane
H
H3C
CH3
Hring-flip
The Chair Conformers of cis-1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane
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1,2-disubstituted-cis-cyclohexaneStereochemistry
CH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
Mirror
Same
(Rotate to See)
axial axial
equatorialequatorial
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Cyclohexane StereochemistryDrawings: Cis isomers & the need for perspective
CH3CH3
CH3
CH3CH3
CH3
Are the methyl groups axial or equatorial?Are the methyl groups axial or equatorial?What is the actual conformational shape of the cyclohexane ring?What is the actual conformational shape of the cyclohexane ring?
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The Chair Conformers of trans-1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane
H
CH3H3C
Htrans-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane
CH3
H
CH3
Hring-flip
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Cyclohexane StereochemistryTrans isomers
CH3
CH3CH3
CH3 CH3
CH3
No Plane of Symmetry No plane of symmetry
Plane of Symmetry
CH3CH3
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1-tert-Butyl-3-Methylcyclohexane
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Cyclohexane StereochemistryCis -Trans Isomers
Position cis trans
1,2 e,a or a,e e,e or a,a
1,3
1,4
Complete the Table: a = axial; e = equatorial Complete the Table: a = axial; e = equatorial
e,a or a,e e,e or a,a
e,e or a,a a,e or e,a
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Conformations of Fused Rings
• Trans-fused cyclohexane ring is more stable than cis-fused cyclohexane ring
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Steroids
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Structure of Steroids
• Fundamental framework of steroids is a tetracyclic carbon framework.
AA BB
CC DD
• Cholesterol is an important steroid found in all plants and animals.
Decalin-like
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Structure of Cholesterol
• What principal function is present?
• Is the A/B ring system cis or trans?
HOHO
CHCH33
HH
HH
HH
CHCH33
CHCH33 CHCH33
CHCH33
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Cholesterol
• Cholesterol is essential to life. It is the biosynthetic precursor to a large number of important molecules: Vitamin D Bile acids Corticosteroids Sex hormones
HOHO
CHCH33
HH
HH
HH
CHCH33
CHCH33 CHCH33
CHCH33
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Vitamin D3
HOHOHH
CHCH33
CHCH33 CHCH33
CHCH33
• Insufficient sunlight can lead to a deficiency of vitamin D3, interfering with Ca2+ transport and bone development. Rickets may result; as well as very bad moods.
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Cholic Acid
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•Oxidation in the liver degrades cholesterol to produce Cholic acid which is the most abundant of the bile acids.
• Is the A/B ring system cis or trans?
•What principal functions are present?
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Cortisone
•Corticosteroids are involved in maintaining electrolyte levels, in the metabolism of carbohydrates, and in mediating allergic reactions by suppressing the immune system..
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Progesterone
• Supresses ovulation during pregnancy.
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