Transcript Alcohols
Organic Chemistry, 5th Edition
L. G. Wade, Jr.
Chapter 10
Structure and Synthesis
of Alcohols
Jo Blackburn
Richland College, Dallas, TX
Dallas County Community College District
2003, Prentice Hall
Structure of Alcohols
• Hydroxyl (OH) functional group
• Oxygen is sp3 hybridized.
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Classification
• Primary: carbon with –OH is bonded to
one other carbon.
• Secondary: carbon with –OH is bonded
to two other carbons.
• Tertiary: carbon with –OH is bonded to
three other carbons.
• Aromatic (phenol): -OH is bonded to a
benzene ring.
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Classify these:
CH3
CH3
CH3
CH CH2OH
CH3
C OH
CH3
OH
OH
CH3
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CH CH2CH3
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IUPAC Nomenclature
• Find the longest carbon chain
containing the carbon with the -OH
group.
• Drop the -e from the alkane name, add ol.
• Number the chain, starting from the end
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Name these:
CH3
CH3
CH CH2OH
2-methyl-1-propanol
OH
CH3
CH CH2CH3
2-butanol
CH3
CH3
OH
C OH
CH3
2-methyl-2-propanol
Br
CH3
3-bromo-3-methylcyclohexanol
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Unsaturated Alcohols
• Hydroxyl group takes precedence. Assign
that carbon the lowest number.
• Use alkene or alkyne name.
OH
CH2
CHCH2CHCH3
4-penten-2-ol (old)
pent-4-ene-2-ol
(1997 revision of IUPAC rules)
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Naming Priority
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Acids
Esters
Aldehydes
Ketones
Alcohols
Amines
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Alkenes
Alkynes
Alkanes
Ethers
Halides
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Hydroxy Substituent
• When -OH is part of a higher priority class of
compound, it is named as hydroxy.
• Example:
OH
CH2CH2CH2COOH
also known as GHB
4-hydroxybutanoic acid
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Common Names
• Alcohol can be named as alkyl alcohol.
• Useful only for small alkyl groups.
• Examples:
CH3
CH3
CH CH2OH
isobutyl alcohol
OH
CH3
CH CH2CH3
sec-butyl alcohol
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Naming Diols
• Two numbers are needed to locate the two
-OH groups.
• Use -diol as suffix instead of -ol.
OH
HO
1,6-hexanediol
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Glycols
• 1, 2 diols (vicinal diols) are called glycols.
• Common names for glycols use the name of
the alkene from which they were made.
CH2CH2
CH2CH2CH3
OH OH
OH OH
1,2-ethanediol
1,2-propanediol
ethylene glycol
propylene glycol
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Naming Phenols
• -OH group is assumed to be on carbon 1.
• For common names of disubstituted phenols,
use ortho- for 1,2; meta- for 1,3; and para- for
1,4.
OH
• Methyl phenols are cresols.
OH
H3C
4-methylphenol
para-cresol
Cl
3-chlorophenol
meta-chlorophenol
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Physical Properties
• Unusually high boiling points due to
hydrogen bonding between molecules.
• Small alcohols are miscible in water, but
solubility decreases as the size of the
alkyl group increases.
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Boiling Points
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Solubility in Water
Solubility decreases as the size
of the alkyl group increases.
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Methanol
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“Wood alcohol”
Industrial production from synthesis gas
Common industrial solvent
Fuel at Indianapolis 500
Fire can be extinguished with water
High octane rating
Low emissions
But, lower energy content
Invisible flame
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Ethanol
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Fermentation of sugar and starches in grains
12-15% alcohol, then yeast cells die.
Distillation produces “hard” liquors
Azeotrope: 95% ethanol, constant boiling
Denatured alcohol used as solvent
Gasahol: 10% ethanol in gasoline
Toxic dose: 200 mL ethanol, 100 mL methanol
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2-Propanol
• “Rubbing alcohol”
• Catalytic hydration of propene
CH2 CH CH2 + H2O
100-300 atm, 300°C
catalyst
CH3 CH CH3
OH
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Acidity of Alcohols
• pKa range: 15.5-18.0 (water: 15.7)
• Acidity decreases as alkyl group
increases.
• Halogens increase the acidity.
• Phenol is 100 million times more acidic
than cyclohexanol!
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Table of Ka Values
CH3
OH
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Formation of Alkoxide
Ions
React methanol and ethanol with sodium
metal (redox reaction).
CH3CH2OH +
Na
CH3CH2O
Na
+ 1/2 H2
React less acidic alcohols with more
reactive potassium.
(CH3)3C OH +
(CH3)3CO
K
K
+ 1/2 H2
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Formation of Phenoxide
Ion
Phenol reacts with hydroxide ions to form
phenoxide ions - no redox is necessary.
O
O H
+
OH
+
HOH
pKa = 15.7
pKa = 10
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Synthesis (Review)
• Nucleophilic substitution of OH- on alkyl
halide
• Hydration of alkenes
water in acid solution (not very effective)
oxymercuration - demercuration
hydroboration - oxidation
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Glycols (Review)
• Syn hydroxylation of alkenes
osmium tetroxide, hydrogen peroxide
cold, dilute, basic potassium
permanganate
• Anti hydroxylation of alkenes
peroxyacids, hydrolysis
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Organometallic
Reagents
• Carbon is bonded to a metal (Mg or Li).
• Carbon is nucleophilic (partially
negative).
• It will attack a partially positive carbon.
C - X
C = O
• A new carbon-carbon bond forms.
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Grignard Reagents
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Formula R-Mg-X (reacts like R:- +MgX)
Stabilized by anhydrous ether
Iodides most reactive
May be formed from any halide
primary
secondary
tertiary
vinyl
aryl
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Some Grignard
Reagents
Br
+
ether
Mg
Cl
CH3CHCH2CH3
+
Mg
CH3C CH2
Br
+
Mg
ether
ether
MgBr
MgCl
CH3CHCH2CH3
CH3C CH2
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MgBr
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Organolithium Reagents
• Formula R-Li (reacts like R:- +Li)
• Can be produced from alkyl, vinyl, or
aryl halides, just like Grignard reagents.
• Ether not necessary, wide variety of
solvents can be used.
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Reaction with Carbonyl
• R:- attacks the partially positive carbon in the
carbonyl.
• The intermediate is an alkoxide ion.
• Addition of water or dilute acid protonates the
alkoxide to produce an alcohol.
R
C O
R C O
R C OH
HOH
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OH
Synthesis of 1° Alcohols
Grignard + formaldehyde yields a primary
alcohol with one additional carbon.
CH3
H3C C CH2
C
H
H
CH3
H
H
MgBr
C O
CH3
CH CH2
H
CH2
H
MgBr
H
CH3
CH3
C O
CH CH2
H
CH2
HOH
C O H
H
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Synthesis of 2º Alcohols
Grignard + aldehyde yields a secondary
alcohol.
CH3
H3C C CH2
C
H
H
CH3
H3C
H
MgBr
C O
CH3
CH CH2
CH3
CH2
H
MgBr
H
CH3
CH3
C O
CH CH2
CH3
CH2
HOH
C O H
H
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Synthesis of 3º Alcohols
Grignard + ketone yields a tertiary alcohol.
CH3
H3C C CH2
C
H
H
CH3
H3C
H
MgBr
C O
CH3
CH CH2
CH3
CH2
H3C
MgBr
CH3
CH3
CH3
C O
CH CH2
CH3
CH2
HOH
C O H
CH3
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How would you
synthesize…
OH
CH2OH
CH3CH2CHCH2CH2CH3
OH
OH
CH3
C CH3
CH2CH3
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Grignard Reactions
with Acid Chlorides
and Esters
• Use two moles of Grignard reagent.
• The product is a tertiary alcohol with
two identical alkyl groups.
• Reaction with one mole of Grignard
reagent produces a ketone
intermediate, which reacts with the
second mole of Grignard reagent.
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Grignard + Acid
Chloride (1)
• Grignard attacks the carbonyl.
• Chloride ion leaves.
CH3
H3C
R
MgBr
C O
Cl
CH3
R C O
R C O
MgBr
Cl
CH3
MgBr
R C
Cl
+
MgBrCl
O
Ketone intermediate
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Grignard and Ester (1)
• Grignard attacks the carbonyl.
• Alkoxide ion leaves! ? !
CH3
H3C
R
MgBr
C O
R C O
CH3O
OCH3
CH3
R C O
OCH3
MgBr
CH3
MgBr
R C
+
O
MgBrOCH3
Ketone intermediate
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Second step of reaction
• Second mole of Grignard reacts with the
ketone intermediate to form an alkoxide ion.
• Alkoxide ion is protonated with dilute acid.
CH3
CH3
R
MgBr
+
R C
R C O
O
MgBr
R
HOH
CH3
R C OH
R
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How would you
synthesize...
Using an acid chloride or ester.
OH
CH3
CH3CH2CCH3
C
CH3
OH
OH
CH3CH2CHCH2CH3
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Grignard Reagent +
Ethylene Oxide
• Epoxides are unusually reactive ethers.
• Product is a 1º alcohol with 2 additional
carbons.
O
O
MgBr
+
CH2
MgBr
CH2CH2
CH2
HOH
O H
CH2CH2
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Limitations of Grignard
• No water or other acidic protons like
O-H, N-H, S-H, or -C—C-H. Grignard
reagent is destroyed, becomes an
alkane.
• No other electrophilic multiple bonds,
like C=N, C—N, S=O, or N=O.
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Reduction of Carbonyl
• Reduction of aldehyde yields 1º alcohol.
• Reduction of ketone yields 2º alcohol.
• Reagents:
Sodium borohydride, NaBH4
Lithium aluminum hydride, LiAlH4
Raney nickel
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Sodium Borohydride
• Hydride ion, H , attacks the carbonyl
carbon, forming an alkoxide ion.
• Then the alkoxide ion is protonated by
dilute acid.
• Only reacts with carbonyl of aldehyde or
ketone, not with carbonyls of esters or
carboxylic acids.
O
C
H
H
C
H
H
O
+
H
H3O
O H
C
H
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Lithium Aluminum Hydride
• Stronger reducing agent than sodium
borohydride, but dangerous to work with.
• Converts esters and acids to 1º alcohols.
O
C
OCH3
H
LAH
H3O+
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O H
H
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Comparison of
Reducing Agents
• LiAlH4 is stronger.
• LiAlH4 reduces more
stable compounds
which are resistant
to reduction.
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Catalytic Hydrogenation
• Add H2 with Raney nickel catalyst.
• Also reduces any C=C bonds.
OH
O
OH
H2, Raney Ni
NaBH4
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Thiols (Mercaptans)
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Sulfur analogues of alcohols, -SH.
Named by adding -thiol to alkane name.
The -SH group is called mercapto.
Complex with heavy metals: Hg, As, Au.
More acidic than alcohols, react with
NaOH to form thiolate ion.
• Stinks!
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Thiol Synthesis
Use a large excess of sodium
hydrosulfide with unhindered alkyl
halide to prevent dialkylation to R-S-R.
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H S
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R X
R
SH
+ X
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Thiol Oxidation
• Easily oxidized to disulfides, an
important feature of protein structure.
Br2
R
SH
+ HS
R
R
S
S
R +
2 HBr
Zn, HCl
Vigorous oxidation with KMnO4,
HNO3, or NaOCl, produces sulfonic acids.
•
SH
HNO3
boil
O
S
O
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