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Chapter 9
Further Reactions of Alcohols & The Chemistry of Ethers
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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 2
11/04/2014

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For alcohols to undergo substitution or elimination reactions, the OH must first _____
Definition
be converted into a better leaving group
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_____ changes OH from a bad leaving group into neutral water, a good leaving group
Definition
protonation
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The acid catalyzed SN2 reaction of _____ alcohols with HBr or HI is a good way of preparing simple primary haloalkanes
Definition
primary
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What does the treatment of primary alcohols with HBr or HI produce?
Definition
primary haloalkanes
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What is produced from tertiary alcohols in the presence of excess concentrated aqueous hydrogen halide?
Definition
tertiary haloalkanes
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Tertiary haloalkanes can be created from _____ alcohols in the presence of excess concentrated hydrogen halide
Definition
tertiary
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Which type of alcohols show the most complex behavior in the presence of HX?
Definition
secondary
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dehydration
Definition
the loss of a molecule of water
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_____ can undergo rearrangement by hydride shifts
Definition
carbocations
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hydride shifts
Definition
the hydrogen moves with both electrons from its original position to the neighboring carbon atom
Term
In hydride shifts, do both electrons move with the hydrogen atom or remain at the original carbon?
Definition
they move with the hydrogen atom
Term
Why are hydrogen shifts from a tertiary hydrogen to an electron-deficient secondary carbon beneficial to the molecule?
Definition
it generates a tertiary carbocation which is more stable than the original secondary carbocation
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In a hydrogen shift, what "exchanges places" on the molecule?
Definition
the hydrogen & the positive charge
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Carbocations can undergo another mode of rearrangement besides hydrogen shift called _____
Definition
alkyl group migration/alkyl shift
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In an alkyl shift, what "exchanges places" on the molecule?
Definition
the moving alkyl group & the positive charge
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Reactions of alcohols with carboxylic acids converts them to _____
Definition
organic esters (AKA carboxylates/alkanoates)
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What is replaced in a carboxylic acid to convert them to an organic ester when treated with an alcohol?
Definition
the hydroxy group is replaced with an alkoxy
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What type of esters are formed from inorganic acids?
Definition
inorganic esters
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esterification
Definition
alcohols reacting with carboxylic acids in the presence of catalytic amounts of inorganic acid to give organic esters & water
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The IUPAC naming system for ethers treats them as _____
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alkanes that bear an alkoxy substituent; as alkoxyalkanes
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In common names for ethers, the names of the two alkyl groups are followed by the word ____
Definition
ether
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Cyclic ether are members of a class of cycloalkanes in which one or more carbons have been replaced by a _____
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heteroatom
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heteroatom
Definition
any atom except carbon & hydrogen
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heterocycles
Definition
cyclic compounds that contain at least one heteroatom
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oxacycloalkane stem used for naming cyclic ethers
Definition
the prefix "oxa" indicates the replacement of carbon by oxygen in the ring
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In oxacycloalkane molecules, the prefix _____ indicates the replacement of carbon by oxygen in the ring
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oxa
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crown ethers
Definition
cyclic polyethers that contain multiple ether functional groups based on the 1,2-ethanediol unit; the molecules adopt a crown-like conformation in the crystalline state & in solution
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cryptands
Definition
polycyclic ethers
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ion transport agents/ionophores
Definition
compounds that organize themselves around cations by coordination
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Williamson ether synthesis
Definition
having an alkoxide react with a primary haloalkane or a sulfonate ester under typical SN2 conditions to form an ether
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