Nitrogen containing organic compounds Lecture-5
Reactions
$\mathrm{Ag}^{+}$ promotes the formation of $\mathrm{R}^{+}$ by the formation of $ \mathrm{AgX} \hspace{1mm} \mathrm{ppt}$
$Nu^-$ attacks from the side in which it has more electronegative atom
$Na^+$ does not show such promotion for the formation of R
Nu attack takes place by the end which has more polarisable atom
Walden inversion
Nucleophilic substitution
Nucleophile
It is an electron rich species reacts with an electron poor species
One nucleophile replaces another
It occurs when an electron rich species the nucleophile reacts with an electrophilic saturated C-atom
Which is attached to a electronegative group (important), the leaving group
Discrete mechanisms
Two types of discrete mechanisms
$S_N 1$
S - Substitution
N: Nucleophilic
1: unimolecular
2: Bimolecular
$S_N 2$
Hydrolysis of bromomethane in aqueous base proceeds according to
Rate = $k_2 [CH_3 Br] [OH]$
Both alkyl bromide and OH are participating in the rate - limiting (slowest) step of the reaction
OH becomes partially attached to carbon before Br is fully detached
Energy necessary for breaking C-Br bond is supplied by that produced in forming HO-C bond
Quantum mechanical calculation shows that an approach by OH along the line of centers of the C & Br is that of lowest
$S_N2$ mechanism
Reactive intermediates
Structure
Important point to remember
Inversion of configuration does not mean R going to S or vice versa. It means that bond formation takes place opposite to that of bond breaking …….. which leads to the inversion
It is like inversion of umbrella in a storm
$S_N2$ reaction
Reaction
Halide undergoes slow ionization to yield the loan pair $R^+$ and $Cl^-$ followed by first attack by $OH^-$ or solvent or nucleophile
The energy neccessary to effect the initial ionization is largely recovered from the energy envolved through solvation of the resultant loan-pair
The structure of the substrate
Concentration and reactivity of nucleophile (for biomolecular reactions only)
The effect of solvent
The nature of leaving group (nucleofuge)
Stereochemical implications of mechanism
Effect of substrate
For $S_N 2$ methly > primary > secondary » tertiary (unreactive)
For $S_N 1$ tertiary » secondary > primary > methyl
The synthesis of amines by reduction methodologies
Example:
Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics
Reductive amination
Examples
Example
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