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Hydrohalogenation, Adding Br, I, or Cl to an alkene

H-X, Markovnikov addition (more substituted side of alkene)

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Adding HBr Anti-Markovnikov (less substituted side of alkene)

HBr, ROOR

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Acid Catalyzed Hydration (adds H and OH to sides of alkene)

H3O+

  • acid must be dilute to favor addition reactions. Concentrated acid favors elimination of H2O

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Oximercuration Demercuration (adding OH to an alkene with no rearrangements)

  1. Hg(AcO)2, H2O

  2. NaBH4

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Hydroboration-oxidation (adding OH to an alkene anti-markovnikov)

  1. BH3, THF

  2. H2O2, NaOH

Syn Addition

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catalytic hydrogenation (add 2 H to an alkene)

H2, metal

  • examples of metals: Pd/C, Ni, Pt

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Halogenation (add 2 Br anti to an alkene)

Br2

  • adds a Br to each side of an alkene

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halohydrin formation (adds Br and OH anti to an alkene)

Br2, H2O

  • OH adds to more substituted side of alkene

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form an epoxide from an alkene

MCPBA

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anti-dihydroxylation (adds 2 OH to an alkene anti)

MCPBA, H3O+

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syn-dihydroxylation (adds 2 OH to an alkene syn)

  1. OsO4

  2. KHSO3

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ozonolysis (oxidative cleavage, splitting an alkene into two sides with a double bonded oxygen)

O3, DMS

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formation of an alkyne from an alkyl dihalide (alkane with a halogen on each side)

  1. excess NaNH2

  2. H2O

two successive E2 reactions with 2 equiv of a strong base

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adding an alkyl group to a terminal alkyne

  1. NaNH2

  2. alkyl group with an I (ex: CH3CH2I

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formation of an alkane from an alkyne

H2, Pt

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formation of cis alkene from an alkyne

H2, Lindlar’s catalyst

  • lindlar’s catalyst is a “poisoned” catalyst

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formation of trans alkene from an alkyne

Na, NH3 (l)

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hydrohalogenation of alkyne (adding a halogen and H to an alkyne)

H-X (ex: H-Br)

  • halogen adds to more substituted side

  • adding 2 equiv. gives 2 halogens to more substituted side

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acid-catalyzed hydration of alkyne (add OH to most substituted side of alkyne)

HgSO4, H2SO4, H2O

  • OH becomes a ketone through tautomerization

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acid-catalyzed tautomerization

double bond on C-C acts as nucleophile, (+) charge goes to OH, H2O grabs proton from OH

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base-catalyzed tautomerization

OH (base) grabs proton from OH group on molecule, (-) charge goes to carbon, grabs proton from H2O

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hydroboration-oxidation of alkyne (add OH to alkyne, makes aldehyde)

  1. 9-BBN

  2. NaOH, H2O2

(tautomerization makes OH group into aldehyde)

  • OH goes on less substituted side

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halogenation of alkyne (adds Halogen to both sides of alkyne)

excess X2, CCl4 —> 4 halogens added to alkyne, makes single bond with 4 halogens

1 eq. X2, CCl4 —> 2 halogens added to allkyne, makes double bond with 2 halogens

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ozonolysis of alkyne

splits molecule across alkyne and makes 2 carboxylic acids

  1. O3

  2. H2O

  • terminal alkyne becomes CO2

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reducing an aldehyde or ketone to an alcohol

NaBH4, EtOH (or another proton source)

OR

  1. LiAlH4

  2. H3O+ or H2O

LiAlH4 is stronger and can reduce an ester/carboxylic acid. NaBH4 cannot

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making a grignard reagent from an alkyl halide

Mg, Et2O

  • adds Mg to something with a Br already on it, making MgBr (aka a grignard reagent)

  • MgBr (+) detaches, leaving a C with a (-) charge

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radical bromination (adding a Br to an alkane with no functional groups)

hv, Br2 (or NBS)

  • adds to more substituted carbon

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“protecting” an alcohol from deprotonation

TMSCl, ET3N

  • Use TBAF to reverse protection and make it an OH again

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replace an OH with a Cl

SOCl2, Pyr

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replace an OH with a Br

PBr3

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oxidation of OH to carboxylic acid

Na2Cr2O7, H2SO4, H2O

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oxidation of OH to aldehyde

PCC, CH2Cl2

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williamson ether synthesis (ether from an OH)

  1. NaH (strong base to deprotonate OH)

  2. alkyl halide (any carbon chain with I at the end)

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acidic cleavage of an ether

xs HX, heat

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epoxide opening with a strong nucleophile

  1. strong nuc (ex: LiAlH4)

  2. H3O+

  • strong nucleophile attacks less substituted side of epoxide

  • H3O+ protonates the O

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acid catalyzed epoxide ring opening

H2SO4, EtOH (or other nuc)

  • H3O+ from H2SO4 protonates oxygen (gives + charge)

  • weaker nucleophile attacks more substituted side of epoxide

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oxidizing a thiol (SH) to form a disulfide (S-S)

NaOH, H2O, Br2

  • NaIO4 (adds O double bonded to an S)

  • 2 eq H2O2 adds 2 O double bonded to an S)

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adding Br to a conjugated diene (using HBr)

  • low temp: Br will attach at less stable position (double bond less substituted) —> kinetic control

  • high temp: Br will attach at more stable position (double bond more substituted) —> thermodynamic control

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add bromine to a benzene

FeBr3, Br2

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add chlorine to benzene

AlCl3, Cl2

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add SO3H to benzene (sulfonation)

fuming H2SO4

  • concentrated H2SO4 has SO3 in it (S has partial + charge, acts as electrophile)

  • reversed using dilute H2SO4

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add NO2 to benzene (nitration)

H2SO4, HNO3

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convert NO2 to amine (NH2)

Fe or Zn, HCl

OR Pd/c +H2

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convert NH2 to nitro group (N triple bond N with + charge)

NaNO2, HCl (0ºC)

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Sandmeyer reactions

convert nitro group (N triple bond N with + charge) to another group using a copper salt

  • CuBr: Br

  • CuCl: Cl

  • CuCN: CN —> LiAlH4, H2O: NH2

  • H3O+: OH

  • H3PO2: removes nitro group, leaves plain benzene

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friedel-crafts alkylation

alkyl chloride, AlCl3

  • becomes AlCl4(-) and an alkane with a (+) charge

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friedel-crafts acylation

acid chloride, AlCl3

  • becomes AlCl4(-) and an aldehyde with a (+) charge (basically an aldehyde without the H)

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remove ketone from carbon chain on benzene (clemmensen reduction)

Zn(Hg), HCl

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nucleophilic aromatic substitution

ring needs EWG (NO2) and a leaving group ortho/para to the EWG (ex: Br)

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elimination addition

Replaces a leaving group on a benzene (ex: Cl) with something else (ex: OH)

  1. base at high temp (ex: NaOH or NaNH2)

  2. H3O+ (acid workup)

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oxidation at benzylic position (turning an alkane into a carboxylic acid)

Na2Cr2O7, H2SO4, H2O

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acetal formation (turning a ketone into two groups)

[H+], 2 ROH, -H2O

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acetal protecting group

base tolerant, can protect part of a molecule (ex: ketone) from being attacked by grignard

  • HO——OH, [H+], -H2O

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imine formation (replacing ketone with primary amine)

[H+], RNH2, -H2O

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enamine formation (replacing ketone with secondary amine)

[H+], R2NH, -H2O

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wolf-kishner reduction (ketone to imine to alkane)

turn ketone into hydrazone (N-NH2)

  • [H+], H2N-NH2, -H2O

turn hydrazone into alkane (N2 as byproduct)

  • KOH/H2O, heat

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hydrolysis of acetal (turning acetal back into ketone)

acetal, H2O, [H+]

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cyanohydrin formation (ketone to acetal with OH and CN groups)

HCN

  • in real life you would use KCN, HCl

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reducing a cyano group (CN)

replace with NH2

  1. LiAlH4

  2. H2O

replace with carboxylic acid

  • H3O+

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witting reaction (replacing a ketone with an an alkene)

Ph3PCH3 (or some other carbon chain attached to P)

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raney nickel (removes ketone)

  1. HS——SH, [H+], -H2O

  2. Raney Ni

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turn carboxylic acid into acid chloride

SOCl2

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hydrolysis of acid chloride (turn back into carboxylic acid)

H2O, Pyr

  • can also turn into ester using ROH, pyr

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replace Cl in acid chloride with NH2

2 eq. NH3

  • can replace Cl with secondary amide (R2-NH) using 2 eq. R-NH2

  • can replace Cl with tertiary amide (R3-N) using 2 eq. R2-NH

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acid chloride to aldehyde

  1. DIBAH

  2. H3O+

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gilman reagent (adding a nucleophile once, acid chloride to ketone)

R2CuLi (Ex: Et2CuLi)

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making an acid anhydride from an acid chloride

add ester with positive charge on the O to an acid chloride, Cl leaves

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fischer esterification (create and ester from a carboxylic acid)

ROH, [H+]

  • add to carboxylic acid, creates ester and H2O

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saponification (ester into carboxylic acid in basic conditions)

OH (-)

  • creates the enolate (negative charge on o) and ROH

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reduction of ester to alcohol

  1. LiAlH4

  2. H2O

produces alcohol and ROH

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reduction of ester to aldehyde

  1. DIBAH

  2. H2O

produces aldehyde and ROH

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hydrolysis of amide in acidic conditions (NH2 to OH)

H3O+

NH2 gets protonated and leaves as NH3+

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hydrolysis of amide in basic conditions (NH2 to OH)

OH (-)

NH2 can act as a leaving group, then takes proton from OH to create enolate

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dehydration of amide to nitrile (NH2 to CN, gets rid of ketone)

SOCl2

  • products are R-CN, SO2, and HCl

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acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of nitriles (CN to amide)

N gets protonated, H2O attacks C and N becomes an imine. Proton transfers create the ketone/amide

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base-catalyzed hydrolysis of nitriles (CN to amide)

OH attacks C and N becomes negatively charged. proton transfers create the ketone/amide

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ketone to enolate

LDA (makes enolate irreversible)

  • double bond on enolates attack electrophiles

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add halogen at more substituted position of ketone

[H3O+], Br2

  • ketone gets protonated, and alpha proton removed to form enol. Then double bond attacks halogen

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alpha-bromination of carboxylic acid (hell-volhard-zelinsky)

PBr3, Br2, H2O

  • adds bromine to alpha position next to ketone

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alpha halogenation in basic conditions

  • NaOH, Br2

if 3 alpha protons available, add 3 Br to create CBr3 leaving group and replace it with OH

  1. NaOH, Br

  2. H3O+

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adding a carboxylic acid using a grignard

attack CO2 with a grignard

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aldol addition (reaction between aldehyde and enolate)

NaOH deprotonates alpha position of aldehyde, then double bond attacks keton. H2O protonates O

  • aldol is a ketone and an alcohol

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retro-aldol reaction (creates ketones from aldol)

NaOH, H2O

  • OH (-) deprotonates OH on aldol. (-) charge on O moves down and breaks bond, forming enolate and ketone. Enolate gets protonated by H2O

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aldol condensation (H2O gets removed from aldol and creates double bond)

[H+] or [OH-], H2O, heat

Alpha proton gets removed, then (-) charge from O kicks OH out (in basic conditions). Creates ketone with conjugated system (driving force)

  • tip: draw double bond between alpha hydrogen and ketone

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claisen condensation

add two esters together (makes molecule with two ketones and an ester)

  1. LDA

  2. ketone with OR group (same OR group as ester)

  3. H3O+

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alkylation of alpha position of ketone

less substituted (kinetic enolate)

  1. LDA, cold temp.

  2. R-X

more substituted (thermodynamic enolate)

  1. NaH

  2. R-X