CH 07
CH 07
CH2OH
Vitamin A H3C
H3C
H H
Cholesterol
HO
Ch.
Alkynes
● Hydrocarbons containing C≡C
● Common name: acetylenes
H
N O I Cl
C
O C O
Cl
F3C C Cl
C
Cl
Efavirenz Haloprogin
(antiviral, AIDS therapeutic) (antifungal, antiseptic)
Ch.
2. The (E) - (Z) System for Desig
ating Alkene Diastereomers
Cis-Trans System
● Useful for 1,2-disubstituted
alkenes
● Examples:
H Br
(1) Cl vs Cl
Br H
H H
trans -1-Bromo- cis -1-Bromo-
2-chloroethene 2-chloroethene
Ch.
● Examples
H
(2) vs
H
H H
trans -3-Hexene cis -3-Hexene
Br
(3) Br Br vs
Br
trans -1,3- cis -1,3-
Dibromopropene Dibromopropene
Ch.
(E) - (Z) System
● Difficulties encountered for
trisubstituted and
tetrasubstituted alkenes
CH3
e.g. Cl cis or trans?
Br
H
Cl is cis to CH3
and trans to Br
Ch.
The Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (E) - (Z)
Convention
Ch.
The Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (E) - (Z)
Convention
● (E) configuration – the highest
priority groups are on the opposite
side of the double bond
“E ” stands for “entgegen”; it
means “opposite” in German
● (Z) configuration – the highest
priority groups are on the same
side of the double bond
“Z ” stands for “zusammen”; it
means “together” in German
Ch.
● Examples
CH3
Cl 1
2 Br
H
On carbon 2: Priority of Br > C
On carbon 1: Priority of Cl > H
highest priority groups
are Br (on carbon 2)
and Cl (on carbon 1)
Ch.
● Examples CH3
Cl
Br
H
(E )-2-Bromo-1-chloropropene
Br
Cl
CH3
H
(Z )-2-Bromo-1-chloropropene
Ch. 7
● Other examples
H (E )-1,2-Dichloroethene
(1) Cl [or trans-1,2-Dichloroethene]
2
1 Cl
H C1: Cl > H
C2: Cl > H
2 (Z )-1-Bromo-1,2-dichloroethene
Cl
(2) 1 Cl
Br C1: Br > Cl
C2: Cl > H
Ch. 7
● Other examples
Br
3 1
4
(3) 2
7 5
8 6 (Z )-3-Bromo-4-tert-butyl-3-octene
C3: Br > C
C4: tBu > nBu
Ch. 7
3. Relative Stabilities of Alkene
Cis and trans alkenes do not have
the same stability
crowding
R R H R
C C C C
H H R H
Pt
C C + H H C C
H H
Heat of hydrogenation
● ∆H° ≃ -120 kJ/mol
Ch. 7
+ H2
7 kJ/mol
+ H2
H° = -127 kJ/mol
Enthalpy
5 kJ/mol + H2
≈ ≈ ≈
Ch. 7
3B. Overall Relative Stabilities of
Alkenes
The greater the number of
attached alkyl groups (i.e., the
more highly substituted the
carbon atoms of the double bond),
the greater the alkene’s stability.
Ch. 7
Relative Stabilities of Alkenes
R R R R R H R H R R R H H H
> > > > > >
R R R H R H H R H H H H H H
tetra- tri- di- mono- un-
substituted substituted substituted substituted substituted
Ch. 7
Examples of stabilities of alkenes
(1) >
(2) >
Ch. 7
4. Cycloalkenes
Cycloalkenes containing 5 carbon
atoms or fewer exist only in the
cis form
Ch. 7
Trans – cyclohexene and trans –
cycloheptene have a very short
lifetime and have not been
isolated
cyclohexene Hypothetical
trans - cyclohexene
(too strained to exist at r.t.)
Ch. 7
Trans – cyclooctene has been
isolated. The molecule is chiral
and exists as a pair of
enantiomers.
Ch. 7
5. Synthesis of Alkenes via
Elimination Reactions
Dehydrohalogenation of Alkyl
H
Halides
H H H H
base
C C
H -HX
X H H
H
Dehydration of Alcohols
H
H H H+, heat H H
C C
H OH -HOH H H
H
Ch. 7
6. Dehydrohalogenation of Alky
Halides
The best reaction conditions to
use when synthesizing an alkene
by dehydrohalogenation are
those that promote an E2
mechanism
H
E2
B: C C C C + B:H + X
X
Ch. 7
6A. How to Favor an E2 Mechanism
Use a secondary or tertiary alkyl
halide if possible. (Because steric
hindrance in the substrate will
inhibit substitution)
When a synthesis must begin with
a primary alkyl halide, use a bulky
base. (Because the steric bulk of
the base will inhibit substitution)
Ch. 7
Use a high concentration of a
strong and non-polarizable base,
such as an alkoxide. [Because a
weak and polarizable base would
not drive the reaction toward a
bimolecular reaction, thereby
allowing unimolecular processes
(such as SN1 or E1 reactions) to
compete.]
Ch. 7
Sodium ethoxide in ethanol
(EtONa/EtOH) and potassium tert-
butoxide in tert-butyl alcohol
(t-BuOK/t-BuOH) are bases
typically used to promote E2
reactions
Ch. 7
H
Rate =k H3C C CH3 EtO
Br (2nd order overall)
bimolecular
a
̶̶̶ H
B Ha Hb
2-methyl-2-butene
Br
b
̶̶̶ H
2-methyl-1-butene
Ch. 7
When a small base is used (e.g.
⊖ ⊖
EtO or HO ) the major product
will be the more highly substituted
alkene (the more stable alkene).
Examples:
a
H H b
EtONa
(1) +
EtOH
70oC
Br 69% 31%
(eliminate Ha) (eliminate Hb)
Br EtOK
(2) + +
EtOH
51% 18% 31%
69%
Ch. 7
Zaitsev’s Rule
● In elimination reactions, the
more highly substituted alkene
product predominates
Stability of alkenes
Me Me Me Me Me H
C C > C C > C C
Me Me Me H H Me
Me Me Me H
> C C > C C
H H H H
Ch. 7
Mechanism for an E2 Reaction
Et O Et O
H CH3 H CH3
α H3C CH3
C C CH3 C C CH3 C C
H3C β H3C H CH3
H Br H Br +
Et OH + Br
EtO⊖ removes Partial bonds
in the C=C is fully
a hydrogen;
transition formed and
C−H breaks;
state: C−H and the other
new bond
C−Br bonds products are
forms and Br
break, new EtOH and
begins to
depart C−C bond Br⊖
Ch. 7
O Et
H3C H
CH3CH2 C C
Et O H
CH3 Br H
H
C C CH3
H3C
H Br
G1‡
Free Energy
G2‡
CH3
CH3 -
CH3CH2 C CH2 + EtOH + Br
EtO- + CH3CH2 C CH3
Br
CH3
-
CH3CH C CH3 + EtOH + Br
Reaction Coordinate
Ch. 7
6C. Formation of the Less Substitu
Alkene Using a Bulky Base
Hofmann’s Rule
● Most elimination reactions
follow Zaitsev’s rule in which
the most stable alkenes are the
major products. However,
under some circumstances, the
major elimination product is
the less substituted, less stable
alkene
Ch. 7
● using a bulky base
EtO CH3CH CHCH3 (80%)
+
(small) CH3CH2CH CH2 (20%)
CH3CH2CHCH3
Br t CH3CH CHCH3 (30%)
BuO
+
(bulky) CH3CH2CH CH2 (70%)
⊖
EtO
(small base)
H H H H t
BuO⊖
H C C C C H (bulky base)
H H Br H
Ch. 7
Zaitsev Rule vs. Hofmann Rule
● Examples
Ha Hb
(1) +
Br a b
(eliminate H ) (eliminate H )
o
NaOEt, EtOH, 70 C 69% 31%
Ch. 7
● Examples
b
H Br
Ha
(2) +
Ch. 7
6D. The Stereochemistry of E2
Reactions
The 5 atoms involved in the
transition state of an E2 reaction
(including the base) must lie in
the same plane
The anti coplanar conformation is
the preferred transition state
geometry
● The anti coplanar transition
state is staggered (and
therefore of lower energy), Ch. 7
B B
H H LG
C C C C
LG
Ch. 7
Orientation Requirement
● H and Br have to be trans-
coplanar (also commonly called
anti periplanar)
● Examples
CH CH EtO CH CH
3 2 + 3 2
Br CH3 CH3
since: Br
CH3CH2 H Only H is
H trans-coplanar
H CH3
EtO to Br
Ch. 7
E2 Elimination where there are
two axial β hydrogens
EtO (a) 1
H3C 4 CH(CH3)2
EtO b Ha 3 2
H 1-Menthene (78%)
1 CH(CH3)2 (more stable alkene)
H3C 4 H
3
2
H
H Cl
1
H3C 4 CH(CH3)2
Both Ha and Hb (b) 3 2
hydrogens are anti to
2-Menthene (22%)
the chlorine in this, the (less stable alkene)
more stable
conformation
Ch. 7
E2 elimination where the only axial
β hydrogen is from a less stable
conformerH CH3
H Cl
CH(CH3)2 4
1
H3C 4 H 3 1 H
3
2 Cl 2
H H
H H H CH(CH3)2
H H H H
H H
H CH(CH3)2 H CH(CH3)2
OEt
Ch. 7
The temperature and
concentration of acid required to
dehydrate an alcohol depend on
the structure of the alcohol
substrate
● Primary alcohols are the most
difficult to dehydrate. Dehydration
of ethanol, for example, requires
H H
concentrated sulfuric
conc. H and
H2SO4 acid Ha
Htemperature
C C H of 180°C C C + H2O
o
180 C H H
H OH
Ethanol (a 1o alcohol)
Ch. 7
● Secondary alcohols usually
dehydrate under milder conditions.
Cyclohexanol, for example,
dehydrates in 85% phosphoric acid
at 165–170°C
OH
85% H3PO4
+ H2O
165-170oC
Cyclohexanol Cyclohexene
(80%)
Ch. 7
● Tertiary alcohols are usually so
easily dehydrated that extremely
mild conditions can be used. tert-
Butyl alcohol, for example,
dehydrates in 20% aqueous sulfuric
acid at a temperature of 85°C
CH3 CH2
20% H2SO4
H3C C OH + H2O
CH3 85oC H3C CH3
Ch. 7
Some primary and secondary
alcohols also undergo
rearrangements of their carbon
CH3
skeletons during dehydration
H3C C CH CH3
CH3OH 85% H3PO4
3,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol 80oC
Ch. 7
7A. Mechanism for Dehydration of
o
& 3 Alcohols: An E1 Reaction
Consider the dehydration of tert-
butyl alcohol + H O
● Step 1 H
CH3 H H3C H
H3C C O H +H O H3C C O H
CH3 H CH3
protonated
alcohol
Ch. 7
● Step 2
H3C H CH3
H3C C O H C + H O
H3C CH3
CH3 H
a carbocation
● Step 3
H
CH2 H
H C H +
H O C + H O
C H3C CH3
H3C CH3 H H
2-Methylpropene
Ch. 7
7B. Carbocation Stability & the
Transition State
Recall
R H H H
R C > R C > H C > H C
R R R H
Ch. 7
Ch. 7
7C. A Mechanism for Dehydration o
Primary Alcohols: An E2 Reacti
protonated
1o alcohol alcohol
H H H
fast
C C O H +H A C C O H
H H acid H H
slow
catalyst
r.d.s
+A
H H
conjugate
H O + HA + C C
base
H alkene
Ch. 7
8. Carbocation Stability & Occurren
of Molecular Rearrangements
8A. Rearrangements during Dehy-
dration of Secondary Alcohols
CH3
H3C C CH CH3
CH3OH 85% H3PO4
heat
3,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol
+ H O
H
Ch. 7
Step 2
CH3 CH3
H
H3C C C CH3 H3C C CH CH3
H3C OH2 CH3
o
a 2 carbocation
+ H O
H
Ch. 7
Step 3
CH3 CH3
H3C C CH CH3 H3C C CH CH3
CH3 CH3
2o carbocation transition state
(less stable)
3o carbocation
The less stable 2o (more stable)
carbocation CH3
rearranges to a more H3C C CH CH3
stable 3o
CH3
carbocation.
Ch. 7
Step 4 (a)
A
(b) H
Ch. 7
● Migration of a hydride
H H
hydride
H3C C CH CH3 H3C C C CH3
migration
CH3 CH3
o
a 2 carbocation 3o carbocation
Ch. 7
8B. Rearrangement after Dehydration
of a Primary Alcohol
R
R H H C H
H
C C C O H +H A C C + H O +H A
E2 R H
H R H H
R R
C H C H
H H
C C +H A C C H + A
R H protonation
R H
R R
C H C H
+ H
A C C H C C H +H A
R deprotonation R
H H
Ch. 7
9. The Acidity of Terminal Alkyn
Acetylenic
hydrogen sp sp2 sp3
H H H H
H C C H C C H C C H
H H H H
pKa = 25 pKa = 44 pKa = 50
● Relative basicity
OH < OR < C CR < NH2 < CH CH2 < CH2CH3
Ch. 7
10. Synthesis of Alkynes by
Elimination Reactions
Synthesis of Alkynes by
Dehydrohalogenation of Vicinal
Dihalides
H H
2 NaNH2
C C C C
heat
Br Br
Ch. 7
Mechanism
R
H H
NH2 H
R C C R Br
E2
Br Br R
NH2
R R
Ch. 7
Examples
Br
H NaNH2
(1)
heat
H Br (78%)
Br H
Ph Br2 Ph
(2)
Ph CCl4 Ph NaNH2
H Br
(2 eq.)
heat
Ph Ph
Ch. 7
Synthesis of Alkynes by
Dehydrohalogenation of Geminal
Dihalides
O Cl Cl
PCl5
1. NaNH2 (3 equiv.),heat
2. HA
R H
Ch. 7
11. Terminal Alkynes Can Be
Converted to Nucleophiles fo
Carbon-Carbon Bond Formati
The acetylide anion can be
prepared by
NaNH2
R H R Na + NH3
liq. NH3
Ch. 7
Acetylide anions are useful
intermediates for the synthesis of
other alkynes
R R' X R R' + X
CH3 I
H
SN2 E2
Ph CH3 Ph H
+ +
NaI + I
Ch. 7
11A. General Principles of Structur
and Reactivity Illustrated by t
Alkylation of Alkynide Anions
Preparation of the alkynide anion
involves simple Brønsted–Lowry
acid–base chemistry
Ch. 7
Once formed, the alkynide anion
is a Lewis base with which the
alkyl halide reacts as an electron
pair acceptor (a Lewis acid). The
alkynide anion can thus be called
a nucleophile because of the
negative charge concentrated at
its terminal carbon—it is a reagent
that seeks positive charge
Ch. 7
The alkyl halide can be called an
electrophile because of the
partial positive charge at the
carbon bearing the halogen—it is
a reagent that seeks negative
charge
Ch. 7
12. Hydrogenation of Alkenes
H2
H H
Pt, Pd, or Ni
C C C C
solvent
heat and pressure
2 equiv.H2
H H
Pt, Pd, or Ni
C C C C
solvent
heatand pressure H H
Hydrogenation is an example of
addition reaction
Ch. 7
Examples
H
H2
H
Rh(PPh3)3Cl
(Wilkinson'scatalyst)
H
H2
Pd/C
H
Ch. 7
13. Hydrogenation: The Funct
of the Catalyst
Hydrogenation of an alkene is an
exothermic reaction
● ∆H° ≃ -120 kJ/mol
hydrogenation
R CH CH R R CH2 CH2 R
+ H2 + heat
Ch. 7
Ch. 7
13A. Syn and Anti Additions
An addition that places the parts
of the reagent on the same side
(or face) of the reactant is called
syn addition syn
C C + X Y C C
addition
X Y
Pt
C C + H H C C
H H
© 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Ch. 7
14. Hydrogenation of Alkynes
H2 H H
Pt or Pd
H2
H H
H H
Using the reaction conditions,
alkynes are usually converted to
alkanes and are difficult to stop at
the alkene stage Ch. 7
14A. Syn Addition of Hydrogen:
Synthesis of cis-Alkenes
Semi-hydrogenation of alkynes to
alkenes can be achieved using either
the Ni2B (P-2) catalyst or the Lindlar’s
catalyst
● Nickel boride
O compound
NaBH4
(P-2
catalyst)
Ni
O CH EtOH
Ni2B
3 (P-2)
2
● Lindlar’s catalyst
Ch. 7
Semi-hydrogenation of alkynes
using Ni2B (P-2) or Lindlar’s
catalyst causes syn addition of
hydrogen
● ExamplesH2 H H
(97%)
Ni2B (P-2)
(cis)
H2 H H
Ph CH3 (86%)
Pd/CaCO3 Ph CH3
quinoline
Ch. 7
14B. Anti Addition of Hydrogen:
Synthesis of trans-Alkenes
Alkynes can be converted to
trans-alkenes by dissolving metal
reduction
Anti addition of dihydrogen to the
alkyne H
o
1. Li, liq. NH3, -78 C R'
R R' R
2. aqueous work up
H
Ch. 7
Example
o
1. Li, liq. EtNH2, -78 C
2. NH4Cl
H
anti addition
Ch. 7
Mechanism
radical anion vinyl radical
R R H
H NHEt
R C C R C C C C
R R
Li
Li
R H EtHN H R H
C C C C
H R R
BzN O
H OBz O Anti-cancer
H
HO OAc agent
TAXOL OH
Ch. 7
TAXOL (isolated from Pacific yew
tree)
Approved by the U.S. Food & Drug
Administration in 1992 for treatment of
several types of cancer, including breast
cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma
An estimation: a 100-year old yew tree
must be sacrificed in order to obtain 300
mg of Taxol, just enough for one single
dose for a cancer patient
Obviously, synthetic organic chemistry
methods that would lead to the synthesis
of Taxol would be extremely useful
Ch. 7
15B. Retrosynthetic Analysis –
Planning an Organic Synthesi
Retrosynthetic analysis
Z Y X W A
Target Immediate Earlier Next earlier Starting
molecule precursor precursor precursor compound
2nd precursor c
target
1st precursor B
molecule
2nd precursor d
2nd precursor e
1st precursor C
2nd precursor f
Ch. 7
15C. Identifying Precursors
Synthesis of
C C
(target molecule)
Ch. 7
Retrosynthetic Analysis
o
SN2 on 1 alkyl halide: good
X
C C +
disconnection 1
C C
disconnection 2
X +
o
SN2 on 2 alkyl halide: poor
will get E2 as major pathway
Ch. 7
Synthesis
NaNH2
C C H C C Na
liq. NH3
(SN2) I
NaI + C C
Ch. 7
Summary of Methods for the Preparation
of Alkenes
(Dehydrohalogenati
on
C C of alkyl halides) C C
H X base, heat H+ H OH
heat (Dehydratio
n of
H2, Ni2B (P-2) C C alcohols)
or Lindlar's catalyst Li, liq. NH3
(give (Z)-alkenes) (give (E)-alkenes)
C C (Semi- (Dissolving C C
hydrogenati metal
on reduction of
of alkynes) alkynes)
Ch. 7
Summary of Methods for the Preparation
of Alkynes
X (Dehydrohalogenati Cl
H R' Cl R'
on of geminal
R H dihalide) R H
X NaNH2 NaNH2 H
heat heat
(Dehydrohalogenati R C C R'
on of vicinal
dihalide)
(Deprotonation of 1. NaNH2, liq. NH3
terminal alkynes and SN2 2. R'-X (R' = 1o alkyl group)
reaction of the acetylide
anion) R C C H
Ch. 7