l11-12 nucleophilic reactions - seoul national university
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⢠Nucleophiles: species that like nucleusâ Can donate a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bondâ Electronârich (e.g., negatively charged ions)â Large abundance of nucleophiles in the environment (water itself is a
nucleophile)
⢠Nucleophilic substitutionâ Nucleophiles may form a bond with the electronâdeficient atom in an organic
moleculeâ As a consequence of a new bond formation, another bond has to be broken
: â :
â SN2 & SN1 mechanisms
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⢠Important nucleophiles in the environmentâ High abundance of water (and OHâ for high
pH)â Water is usually the most significant among
the environmental nucleophiles
⢠Hydrolysisâ A reaction in which a water molecule (or OHâ
ion) substitutes for another atom or group of atoms present in an organic molecule
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⢠Examples of environmentally relevant chemical reactions involving nucleophiles and/or bases
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⢠SN2 mechanism
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⢠SN2 mechanismâ Substitution, nucleophilic, bimolecularâ The standard free energy of activation ÎâĄG0 (which controls the reaction rate)
depends strongly on both the capability of the nucleophile to initiate a substitution reaction and the willingness of the organic molecule to undergo that reaction
â Follows a secondâorder kinetic rate law:
= 2nd order rate constant (L/moleâs)
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⢠SN1 mechanism
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⢠SN1 mechanismâ Substitution, nucleophilic, unimolecularâ The reaction rate depends solely on how easily the leaving group dissociates
from the parent moleculeâ The structure of the activated complex is assumed to be similar to the carbonâ
cation complex â ÎâĄG0 depends on the stability of the cationâ Follows a firstâorder kinetic rate law:
= 1st order rate constant (sâ1)
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⢠Study of nucleophilic substitution of methyl halides for various nucleophiles:â Methyl halides (CH3X) have similar
relative reactivity toward different nucleophiles
â Swain & Scott (1953):
¡ ,
= 2ndâorder rate const. for a nucleophile of interest= 2nd order rate const. for H2O
, = a measure of the nucleophilicity of the nucleophile of interest= sensitivity of the organic molecule to nucleophilic attack
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⢠Set CH3Br as a reference compound to measure the nucleophilicity
⢠Set H2O as a reference nucleophile⢠By observing a nucleophilic substitution reaction
between CH3Br and Nu, , can be determined:
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* s is not substantially different from 1
⢠We saw:
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⢠But there is some error, so use âsâ for modification
* so, , = 0
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% = [Nu] to get the same rate as the hydrolysis rate by H2O55.3 = molar concentration of water (M)
⢠Competition with hydrolysis:â Reaction rate of Nu depends on k & [Nu]
â H2O abundant ([H2O]â), so a nucleophile should compete with hydrolysis
â For a reaction to have the same rate as hydrolysis:
% 55.3 10 ,
assuming s=1, 10 ,
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⢠Freshwater vs. saline waterâ Freshwater [Clâ] ~ 10â4 M Clâ not a
significant nucleophileâ Seawater [Clâ] ~ 0.5 M Clâ a significant
nucleophile
⢠pH sensitivity of hydrolysis reaction â Low & neutral pH OHâ not a significant
nucleophileâ High pH (e.g., pH>11) OHâ a significant
nucleophile
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Q: Estimate the halfâlife (in days) of CH3Br present at low concentration (i.e., < 0.01mM) in a homogeneous aqueous solution (pH=7.0, T=25°C) containing 100 mM Clâ, 2 mM NO3
â, 1 mM HCO3â, and 0.1 mM CNâ. In pure water at pH 7.0 and
25°C, the halfâlife of CH3Br is about 20 days.
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⢠Reaction rates for methyl halides: CH3Br ~ CH3I > CH3Cl > CH3F
⢠What makes one a good leaving group??
2) The one bonded weakly to carbon
1) The one having smaller , (a weaker nucleophile)
but , is in the order of: Fâ < Clâ < Brâ < Iâ
CâX bond strength is in the order of: CH3I < CH3Br < CH3Cl < CH3F
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⢠Carboxylic acid derivatives
⢠Unsaturated, electronâdeficient C⢠Reacts predominantly with H2O & OHâ (hydrolysis)⢠General reaction mechanism
⢠Carbonic acid derivatives
* Here, X = O, S, or NR
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⢠Three mechanisms:1) acidâcatalyzed 2) neutral3) baseâcatalyzed
⢠Importance of each reaction depends on the structure of the reactant
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⢠Ester carbon is protonated enhanced depletion of electrons near the carbon ester carbon gets more susceptible to H2O attack
⢠Reaction (2) is rate limiting⢠Reaction rate depends on:
â kAââ Ka of the protonated esterâ [H+]
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⢠(1) only or both (1) & (2) can be rateâlimiting
If only (1) is rateâlimiting: â Depends on the formation of
If both (1) & (2) are rateâlimiting:â Depends on the formation of & the property of the leaving group
⢠Rate depends on [OHâ] and in addition:
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⢠Similar to baseâcatalyzed⢠The property of the
leaving group is more important for H2O (weaker nucleophile) than OHâ
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⢠kh: pseudoâfirstâorder hydrolysis rate constant (sâ1), f(pH)
⢠Hydrolysis halfâlife (at certain pH)
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IIJ = the pH value at which the rates for I and J reactions are the sameI, J: A (acidâcatalyzed); N (neutral); B (baseâcatalyzed)
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Q: Following pseudoâfirst order hydrolysis rate constants, kh, were determined by a laboratory kinetic experiment for DNPA at 25â°C. Determine the rate constants for the neutral (kN) and baseâcatalyzed (kB) hydrolysis of DNPA. Determine the INB.
pH 3.0 4.0 5.0 8.5
kh (sâ1) 4.3 x 10â5 4.5 x 10â5 4.4 x 10â5 5.1 x 10â4