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Ch. 9 - Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides
Bruice8th EditionOrganic ChemistryISBN: 9780135213711
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Table of contents
- Ch. 1 - Remembering General Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Bonding (Part 1)31
- Ch. 1 - Remembering General Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Bonding (Part 2)65
- Ch. 2 - Acids and Bases: Central to Understanding Organic Chemistry84
- Ch. 3 - An Introduction to Organic Compounds:Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Structure183
- Ch. 4 - Isomers: The Arrangement of Atoms in Space121
- Ch. 5 - Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, and an Introduction to Reactivity • Thermodynamics and Kinetics83
- Ch. 6 - The Reactions of Alkenes • The Stereochemistry of Addition Reactions175
- Ch. 7 - The Reactions of Alkynes • An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis119
- Ch. 8 - Delocalized Electrons: Their Effect on Stability, pKa, and the Products of a Reaction • Aromaticity and Electronic Effects: An Introduction to the Reactions of Benzene148
- Ch. 9 - Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides212
- Ch. 10 - Reactions of Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides, Amines, and Sulfur-Containing Compounds131
- Ch. 11 - Organometallic Compounds60
- Ch. 12 - Radicals90
- Ch. 13 - Mass Spectrometry; Infrared Spectroscopy; UV/Vis Spectroscopy62
- Ch. 14 - NMR Spectroscopy95
- Ch. 15 - Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives123
- Ch. 16 - Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones • More Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives141
- Ch. 17 - Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon101
- Ch. 18 - Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes144
- Ch. 19 - More About Amines • Reactions of Heterocyclic Compounds49
- Ch. 20 - The Organic Chemistry of Carbohydrates80
- Ch. 21 - Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins57
- Ch. 22 - Catalysis in Organic Reactions and in Enzymatic Reactions35
- Ch. 23 - The Organic Chemistry of the Coenzymes—Compounds Derived from Vitamins1
- Ch. 28 - Pericyclic Reactions58
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Bruice 8th EditionCh. 9 - Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl HalidesProblem 99g,h
Bruice 8th EditionCh. 9 - Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl HalidesProblem 99g,hChapter 10, Problem 99g,h
What are the products of the following reactions?
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Step 1: Analyze the first reaction. The substrate is a cyclohexane ring with a tertiary iodide group attached. The reagent is tert-butoxide (a strong, bulky base). This setup suggests an E2 elimination reaction due to the steric hindrance of the base and the tertiary nature of the substrate.
Step 2: In an E2 elimination, the base abstracts a proton from a β-carbon (adjacent to the carbon bonded to the leaving group), and the leaving group (iodine) departs simultaneously. Identify the β-hydrogens available for elimination.
Step 3: Determine the most stable alkene product. The bulky base favors the formation of the less substituted alkene (Hofmann product) due to steric hindrance. Draw the possible alkene products and select the one that aligns with this preference.
Step 4: Analyze the second reaction. The substrate is benzyl chloride, and the reagent is methoxide (CH₃O⁻), a strong nucleophile and base. This setup suggests an SN2 reaction due to the primary nature of the substrate and the strong nucleophile.
Step 5: In an SN2 reaction, the nucleophile attacks the carbon bonded to the leaving group (chlorine) from the opposite side, displacing the leaving group. Draw the product where the methoxide group replaces the chlorine atom on the benzyl group.
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