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name reaction is a chemical reaction named after its discoverers or developers. ... Well-known examples include the Grignard reaction, the Sabatier reaction, the Wittig reaction, the Claisen condensation, the Friedel-Crafts acylation, and the Diels-Alder reaction.
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In a substitution reaction, a functional group in a particular chemicalcompound is replaced by another groupcompound is replaced by another group.
Reagent
Substrate
Reactive intermediate
Type of organic substitution
intermediate
Nucleophilic
Aliphatic
Carbocation
Aliphatic nucleophilic substitutionAromatic electrophilic substitution
Electrophilic
Aromatic
Carbanion
Free radical substitution
Electrophilic
Aromatic
CarbanionFree radical
The
electrophilic
and
nucleophilic
substitution
reactions
are
of
prime importance.
Detailed understanding of a reaction type helps to predict the
Detailed understanding of a reaction type helps to predict the product outcome in a reaction. It also is helpful for optimizing areaction with regard to variables such as temperature and choice of
l^
t^
solvent.
B. N
UCLEOPHILIC
S
UBSTITUTION
M
ECHANISMS AT
S
ATURATED
C
ARBON
CENTRES ^
Bimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution (S
N^ 2)
Structure of the S
2 transition stateN
The kinetic evidence:
Rate =
Walden inversion: (+)-chlorosuccinic
acid
1
was converted to (+) 1
was converted to (+) malic acid
^2
by action
of Ag
O 2
in water with
retention
of 4
configuration,
in
the
next
step
the
OH
was
replaced by Cl to
^3
by
reaction with PCl
4
reaction with PCl
. 5
2
2
2
2
3
o^
o^
o
There is a high probability that(a),
(c),
and
(d)
proceeded
2
2
o
with retention, leaving (b) asthe inversion. o
Unimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution (S
Unimolecular
Nucleophilic Substitution (S
Br CH
3
H C
OH CH
3
H C
Br + H O
Br CH
3
H^3
C^
O 2
OH CH
3
H^3
C^
O 3
H^3
C^
CH
3
Reaction kinetics:rate =
k [RX]
Ionization of the
Br
H^3
C H^3
C
CH
3 C
H^3
C^
CH
3
H^
H^3
C^
H
Ionization
of the
substrate is the rate-determinating step.t B Cl
t B
Cl
CH
3 C
H^3
C^
+^
O
H H^
H^3
C H^3
C^
O
H
H^3
C^
H^
H^
H^3
C
SN
1
t-BuCl
t-Bu
+^
630 kJ/mol (in gas phase)84 kJ/mol (in water)
H^3
C H^3
C H^3
C^
O
H H
O
H H +^
OH
H^3
C H^3
C H^3
C^
O 3
Salt effect and common-ion effect: An increase in ionic strength of the solution usually increases the rate of an S
N^ 1 reaction. A common ion will
depress the S
N1 rate.
p
Steric
factor
The
reactions
run
under
conditions
fail
or
Steric
factor
The
reactions
run
under
conditions
fail
or
proceed very slowly at the bridgehead position of 2,2,1systems.^
Stereochemistry: An excess of inversion is usually observed, as
Stereochemistry: An excess of inversion is usually observed, as the
leaving
group
can
remain
in
proximity
to
the
carbocation
intermediate for a short time and block nucleophilic attack.
The Neighboring-Group Mechanism OBSERVATION with certain substrates:i.^
The rate of reaction is greater than expected,
g^
p^
,
ii. The configuration at a chiral carbon is retained and not inverted or
racemerized.h
i hb
i
h^
i^
i^
i ll
f^
S 2
The
neighboring-group
mechanism
consists
essentially
of
two
S^ N
substitutions,
each
causing
an
inversion
so
that
the
net
result
is
retention of configuration.retention of configuration.
C Et
Et
HO
C^
Cl
OH
-^
C
Et
Et -O
C^
Cl
-Cl
-^
C Et
Et O^
C^
Me
OH
-^
C Et
Et
- O
C^
OH
Cl
Me
H^
Me
H
H
Me
Me
H
1
2
3
B
10
构
型 翻 转
Br C
C
H Me
O 构
型 翻
转
C H
C
O^
OH
-
C^
C
HO H
O
10
构
型 翻 转
- O
Me
构 型 翻
转 Me
O^
H
Me
- O
EVIDENCE:(i)
Configurational retention. Note that both products are optically ( )
g^
p^
p^
y
refraction and were identified by these properties.refraction and were identified by these properties.
H
CH
3
B
H
CH
3
B
CH
3
H
B
CH
3
H
HBr
+
OH Br H
CH
3
Br Br H
CH
3
OH Br
CH
3
H
Br Br
CH
3
H
+
+
Br
苏式
dl 对
苏式
dl
对
H^
CH
3
Br Br
CH
3
H Br Br +
Br H^
CH
3
H^
CH
3
Br H^
CH
3
H^
CH
3
+H
Br C^
C
H^
H
CH -H^2
O
H^
CH
3
CH
3
H
OH
CH
3
OH
2
CH
3
CH
3
Br
-
(2S,3S)
(2S,3S)
(2R,3S)
(2R,3R)
(2S,3S)
(2S,3S)
(2S,3S)
(iii)
Acetolysis
of
both
methoxy
pentyl
brosylate
and
methoxy
(iii)
Acetolysis
of
both
-methoxy-pentyl brosylate
and 5-methoxy-
2-pentyl brosylate
: the same mixture of products. In this case the
intermediate
is common to both substrates.CH O
3 H
OBs
H^
CH O
3
H
H
CH O
3
H^
H
H CH
3
H
BsO
CH
3
CH
3
H
1
3
2
CH O
3
H
C
CH O
3 H H
H
C
AcO
OAc
CH
3
H CH
3
AcO
60%
40%
Important
neighboring
groups
Important neighboring groups: COO , COOR, COAr, OCOR, OR, OH, O
The effectiveness: I > Br > Cl.
CH
ClCH
CH 2
2
S
CH
2
CH
2
Cl
ClCH
2CH
2
S
CH
2 CH
2
OH
- S^ N
2
ClCH
CH 2
S 2
CH
CH 2
OH 2
邻基参与
OTs H^
OAc
H^
OTs H^
OTs H
AcO
- AcOH
k 乙酸解
(^1110)
1
AcOH
-TsO
-
AcO
-^
ONB H
ONB H^
ONB H
+
k^
酸解
H^3 C^
H^3 C CH
3
k 乙酸解
1
13.
148
O C
O^
C^
NO
2
NB
:
Reactivity
For
the
mechanism
branching
at
either
the
or
the
carbon
Reactivity
-^
The Effect of Substrate Structure
For
the
mechanism
, branching at either the
or the
carbon
decreases the rate.^ Table 1.
Average relative S
Primary and secondary
Table
Average relative S
rates for some alkyl substratesR^
Relative
t
R^
Relative
t
y^
y
substrates generally react bythe SN2 mechanism andtertiary by the SN1 mechanism.
rate
rate
Methyl
30
Isobutyl
Ethyl
1
Neopentyl
10
y^
p^
y
Propyl
Ally
10
Butyl
Benzyl
120
16
Isopropyl
Elimination
is
always
a^
possible
side
reaction
of
nucleophilic
b^
f^
b^
h^
h d
substitutions of tertiary substrates (wherever a hydrogen is present).
S b t
t^
f^
th
t^
ll^
h^
ti^
th
Substrates of the type RCOX are usually much
the
corresponding
The
mechanism
here
is
always
the
tetrahedral one. Explanation: i. The carbonyl carbon has a sizable partial positive charge.ii. In an SN1 reaction a
bond must break in the rate-determining
step,
which
requires
more
energy
than
the
shift
of
a^
pair
of
electrons, which is what happens in a tetrahedral mechanism.iii. A trigonal carbon offers less steric hindrance to a nucleophile thaniii. A trigonal carbon offers less steric hindrance to a nucleophile thana tetrahedral carbon.
Unsturation at the
-carbon.
Table 2. Relative rates for the S
N^ 1 reaction between ROTs and
ethanol at 25
C
CH3CH2-
PhCH
100
(CH
)2CH- 3
Ph
CH- 2
~ 10
5 ~^
10
CH2=CHCH2-
Ph
C- 3
~ 10
10
Table
List
of
groups
in
approximately
descending
order
of
Table
. List of groups in approximately descending order of
reactivity toward SN1 and SN2 reactions. (Z = RCO, HCO, ROCO,NC, or a similar group)
i i
i i
SN1 reactivity
SN2 reactivity
Ar3CX
RCHDX
Ar
CX 3
R3CX
A^
A
Ar2CHX
RCHDCH2X
Ar2CHX
ZCH
CH2X 2
ROCH
X, RSCH 2
X, 2
R2NCH2X
C=CX
ArCH
X 2
R^3
CCH2X
R2NCH2XR3CX
ZCH2X
ZCH
X 2
C=CX
C=CCH2X
ZCH2CH2X
C=CCH
X 2
ArX
R^2
CHX
ArX
RCH
X ~ RCHDX ~ 2 RCHDCH X
Bridgehead-X
RCHDCH2X
RCH2X ~ R
CCH2X 3
[2,2,1]bridgehead-X
R^2
CHX
The Effect of the Attacking
Nucleophile
1 rate: are independent of the identity of the nucleophile, since
it does not appear in the rate-determining step.
The
Effect of the Attacking Nucleophile
For S
N2 reactions in solution there are four principles that govern
the effect of the nucleophile on the rate.i^
A nucleophile with a negative charge > its conjugate acid i.^
A nucleophile with a negative charge > its conjugate acid.OH
-^
3
ii. In comparing nucleophiles whose attacking atom is in the same
row of the periodic table, nucleophilicity is approximately in orderof basicity. NH
-^
-^
NH > ArO 2
O > ClO 2
-^
-^
2
4
3
2
iii. Going down the periodic table, nucleophilicity increases, though
basicity decreases.
-^ > Br -^ > Cl
-^ (solvation, HSAB principle)
iv. The freer the nucleophile, the greater the rate.Ex.: The rate of nucleophilic attack by (EtOOC)
CBu 2
-^ Na
+^
in benzene was
increased by the addition of 1,2-dimethoxyethane.
20
y^
,^
y^
20