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Chapter 11
Alcohols and Ethers
Nomenclature
Nomenclature of Alcohols (Sec. 4.3F)
Nomenclature of Ethers
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Nomenclature
Nomenclature of Ethers
Common Names
The groups attached to the oxygen are listed in
alphabetical order
IUPAC
Ethers are named as having an alkoxyl substituent on the
main chain
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Ethers are described as symmetrical or unsymmetrical depending on whether the two groups bonded to oxygen are the same or different. Unsymmetrical ethers are also called mixed ethers. Diethyl eth
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Cyclic ethers can be named using the prefix oxa Three-membered ring ethers can be called oxiranes;
Four-membered ring ethers can be called oxetanes
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Physical Properties of Alcohols and Ethers
Ether boiling points are roughly comparable to hydrocarbons
of the same molecular weight
Molecules of ethers cannot hydrogen bond to each other
Alcohols have considerably higher boiling points
Molecules of alcohols hydrogen bond to each other
Both alcohols and ethers can hydrogen bond to water and have
similar solubilities in water
Diethyl ether and 1-butanol have solubilites of about 8 g per
100 mL in water
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Synthesis of Alcohols from Alkenes
Acid-Catalyzed Hydration of Alkenes
This is a reversible reaction with Markovnikov regioselectivity
HA = acid ex H2SO4 ( H+ HSO4-)
Oxymercuration-demercuration
This is a Markovnikov addition which occurs without rearrangement
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Organic Synthesis: Functional Group
Transformations Using SN2 Reactions
Stereochemistry can be controlled in SN2 reactions
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Hydroboration-Oxidation
This addition reaction occurs with anti-Markovnikov
regiochemistry and syn stereochemistry
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Alcohols as Acids
Alcohols have acidities similar to water
Sterically hindered alcohols such as tert-butyl alcohol are less acidic
(have higher pKa values)
Why?
1. The conjugate base is not well solvated and so is not stable
2. the alkyl group is electron donated group, so the electrons density is
increased on the -C-O-
Alcohols are stronger acids than terminal alkynes and primary or
secondary amines
An alkoxide can be prepared by the reaction of an alcohol with
sodium or potassium metal
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Conversion of Alcohols into Alkyl Halides
Hydroxyl groups are poor leaving groups, and as such, are often
converted to alkyl halides when a good leaving group is needed
Three general methods exist for conversion of alcohols to alkyl halides,
depending on the classification of the alcohol and the halogen desired
Reaction can occur with phosphorus tribromide, thionyl chloride
or hydrogen halides
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Alkyl Halides from
the Reaction of Alcohols + Hydrogen Halides
The order of reactivity is as follows
Hydrogen halide HI > HBr > HCl > HF
Type of alcohol 3o > 2o > 1o < methyl
Mechanism of the Reaction of Alcohols with HX
SN1 mechanism for 3o, 2o, allylic and benzylic alcohols
These reactions are prone to carbocation rearrangements
In step 1 the hydroxyl is converted to a good leaving group
In step 2 the leaving group departs as a water molecule, leaving
behind a carbocation
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In step 3 the halide, a good nucleophile, reacts with the carbocation
Primary and methyl alcohols undergo substitution by an SN2
mechanism
Primary and secondary chlorides can only be made with the
assistance of a Lewis acid such as zinc chloride
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Alkyl Halides from the Reaction of Alcohols with
PBr3 and SOCl2
These reagents only react with 1o and 2o alcohols in SN2 reactions
In each case the reagent converts the hydroxyl to an excellent leaving group
No rearrangements are seen
Reaction of phosphorous tribromide to give alkyl bromides
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Synthesis of Ethers
Ethers (symetrical) by Intermolecular Dehydration of Alcohol
Primary alcohols can dehydrate to ethers
This reaction occurs at lower temperature than the competing
dehydration to an alkene
This method generally does not work with secondary or tertiary
alcohols because elimination competes strongly
The mechanism is an SN2 reaction
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Williamson Ether Synthesis
This is a good route for synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers
The alkyl halide (or alkyl sulfonate) should be primary to avoid E2
reaction
Substitution is favored over elimination at lower temperatures
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Reactions of Ethers
Acyclic ethers are generally unreactive, except for cleavage by very strong
acids to form the corresponding alkyl halides
Dialkyl ethers undergo SN2 reaction to form 2 equivalents of the alkyl
bromide
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Epoxides
Epoxides are three-membered ring cyclic ethers
These groups are also called oxiranes
Epoxides are usually formed by reaction of alkenes with peroxy
acids
This process is called epoxidation and involves syn addition of oxygen
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Reaction of Epoxides
Epoxides are considerably more reactive than regular ethers
The three-membered ring is highly strained and therefore very reactive
Acid-catalyzed opening of an epoxide occurs by initial protonation
of the epoxide oxygen, making the epoxide even more reactive
Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of an epoxide leads to a 1,2-diol
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In unsymmetrical epoxides, the nucleophile attacks primarily at
the most substituted carbon of the epoxide
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Base-catalyzed reaction with strong nucleophiles (e.g. an alkoxide
or hydroxide) occurs by an SN2 mechanism
The nucleophile attacks at the least sterically hindered carbon of the epoxide
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