ethers and epoxides; thiols and sulfides. 2 symetrical ethers diethyl ether prepared industrially by...
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Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides
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Symetrical Ethers
Diethyl ether prepared industrially by sulfuric acid–catalyzed dehydration of ethanol – also with other primary alcohols
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Based on McMurry, Organic Chemistry, Chapter 18, 6th edition, (c) 2003
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The Williamson Ether Synthesis
Reaction of metal alkoxides and primary alkyl-LG Good method for the preparation of unsymmetrical
ethers Alkoxides prepared by reaction of an alcohol with a
strong base such as sodium hydride, NaH
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Silver Oxide-Catalyzed Ether Formation Reaction of alcohols with Ag2O directly with alkyl
halide forms ether in one step Glucose reacts with excess iodomethane in the
presence of Ag2O to generate a pentaether in 85%
yield
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Alkoxymercuration of Alkenes
React alkene with an alcohol and mercuric acetate or trifluoroacetate
Demercuration with NaBH4 yields an ether
Overall Markovnikov addition of alcohol to alkene
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Reactions of Ethers: Acidic Cleavage
Ethers are generally unreactive Strong acid will cleave an ether at elevated
temperature HI, HBr produce an alkyl halide from less hindered
component by SN2 (tertiary ethers undergo SN1)
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Reactions of Ethers: Claisen Rearrangement Specific to allyl aryl ethers, ArOCH2CH=CH2
Heating to 200–250°C leads to an o-allylphenol Result is alkylation of the phenol in an ortho position
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Claisen Rearrangement Mechanism
Concerted pericyclic 6-electron, 6-membered ring transition state
Mechanism consistent with 14C labelling
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Cyclic Ethers: Epoxides
Cyclic ethers behave like acyclic ethers, except if ring is 3-membered
Dioxane and tetrahydrofuran are used as solvents
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Epoxides (Oxiranes)
Three membered ring ether is called an oxirane Also called epoxides
Ethylene oxide (oxirane; 1,2-epoxyethane) is industrially important as an intermediate
Prepared by reaction of ethylene with oxygen at 300 °C and silver oxide catalyst
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Preparation of Epoxides Using a Peroxyacid Treat an alkene with a peroxyacid
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Epoxides from Halohydrins
Addition of HO-X to an alkene gives a halohydrin Treatment of a halohydrin with base gives an epoxide Intramolecular Williamson ether synthesis
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Ring-Opening Reactions of Epoxides
Water adds to epoxides with dilute acid at room temperature
Product is a 1,2-diol (on adjacent C’s: vicinal) Mechanism: acid protonates oxygen and water adds
to opposite side (trans addition)
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Halohydrins from Epoxides
Anhydrous HF, HBr, HCl, or HI combines with an epoxide
Gives trans product
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Regiochemistry of Acid-Catalyzed Opening of Epoxides Unsymmetrical will give mixtures (SN2 vs SN1
mixtures) under acidic conditions
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Base-Catalyzed Epoxide Opening
SN2 predominates - Strain of the three-membered ring is relieved on ring-opening
Hydroxide cleaves epoxides at elevated temperatures to give trans 1,2-diols
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Addition of Grignards to Ethylene Oxide Adds –CH2CH2OH to the Grignard reagent’s
hydrocarbon chain Acyclic and other larger ring ethers do not react
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Thiols and Sulfides
Thiols (RSH), are sulfur analogs of alcohols Named with the suffix -thiol SH group is called “mercapto group” (“capturer of
mercury”)
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Thiols: Formation and Reaction
From alkyl halides by displacement with a sulfur nucleophile such as SH The alkylthiol product can undergo further reaction
with the alkyl halide to give a symmetrical sulfide, giving a poorer yield of the thiol
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Using Thiourea to Form Alkylthiols Thiols can undergo further reaction with the alkyl
halide to give dialkyl sulfides For a pure alkylthiol use thiourea (NH2(C=S)NH2) as
the nucleophile This gives an intermediate alkylisothiourea salt, which
is hydrolyzed cleanly to the alkyl thiourea
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Oxidation of Thiols to Disulfides
Reaction of an alkyl thiol (RSH) with bromine or iodine gives a disulfide (RSSR)
The thiol is oxidized in the process and the halogen is reduced
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Sulfides as Nucleophiles
Sulfur compounds are more nucleophilic than their oxygen-compound analogs 3p electrons valence electrons (on S) are less
tightly held than 2p electrons (on O) Sulfides react with primary alkyl halides (SN2) to give
trialkylsulfonium salts (R3S+)
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Oxidation of Sulfides
Sulfides are easily oxidized with H2O2 to the sulfoxide (R2SO)
Oxidation of a sulfoxide with a peroxyacid yields a sulfone (R2SO2)
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is often used as a polar aprotic solvent
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Spectroscopy of Ethers
Infrared: C–O single-bond stretching 1050 to 1150 cm1 overlaps many other absorptions.
Proton NMR: H on a C next to ether O are shifted downfield to 3.4 to 4.5 The 1H NMR spectrum of dipropyl ether shows the
these signals at 3.4 In epoxides, these H’s absorb at 2.5 to 3.5 d in
their 1H NMR spectra Carbon NMR: C’s in ethers exhibit a downfield shift
to 50 to 80