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10.14: Additional Problems

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    10 • Additional Problems 10

    Visualizing Chemistry

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

    Give IUPAC names for the following alkyl halides (green = Cl):

    (a)

     the=

    (b)

    The ball and stick model of an alkyl halide that comprises a seven-carbon chain and one double bond. Black, gray, and green spheres represent carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine, respectively.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

    Show the product(s) of reaction of the following alkenes with NBS:

    (a)

     the=

    (b)

    [Image missing]
     
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{16}\)
    The following alkyl bromide can be prepared by reaction of the alcohol (S)-2-pentanol with PBr3. Name the compound, assign (R) or (S) stereochemistry, and tell whether the reaction of the alcohol results in the same stereochemistry or a change in stereochemistry (reddish brown = Br).

    The ball and stick model of an alkyl bromide that comprises a five-carbon chain joined by single bonds. Black, gray, and red spheres represent carbon, hydrogen, and bromine, respectively.

    Mechanism Problems

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{17}\)

    In light of the fact that tertiary alkyl halides undergo spontaneous dissociation to yield a carbocation plus halide ion (see Problem 10-41), propose a mechanism for the following reaction.

     the=

    Naming Alkyl Halides

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{18}\)

    Name the following alkyl halides:

    (a)

     a=

    (b)

    A six-carbon alkene chain with alkene group on C2 and iodine group on C5.

    (c)

    A six-carbon alkyl chain with Br and CH3 on the C2 position, Cl on the C4 position, and CH3 on the C5 position.

    (d)

    A six-carbon alkyl chain with a C H 2 Br group on C3 position.

    (e)

    A six-carbon chain with Br on C1, a triple bond C2, and a Cl group on C6.

     
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{19}\)
    Draw structures corresponding to the following IUPAC names:

    (a) 2,3-Dichloro-4-methylhexane (b) 4-Bromo-4-ethyl-2-methylhexane 

    (c) 3-Iodo-2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentane (d) cis-1-Bromo-2-ethylcyclopentane

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{20}\)

    Draw and name all the monochlorination products you might obtain from radical chlorination of the following compounds. Which of the products are chiral? Are any products optically active?

    (a) 2-methylbutane (b) methylcyclopropane (c) 2,2-dimethylpentane

    Synthesizing Alkyl Halides

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{21}\)

    How would you prepare the following compounds, starting with cyclopentene and any other reagents needed?

    (a) Chlorocyclopentane (b) Methylcyclopentane (c) 3-Bromocyclopentene (d) Cyclopentanol (e) Cyclopentylcyclopentane (f) 1,3-Cyclopentadiene

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{22}\)

    Predict the product(s) of the following reactions:

    (a)

     cyclohexane=

    (b)

    Butanol reacts with sulfonyl chloride to form an unknown product represented by a question mark.

    (c)

    Cyclohexene fused with cyclohexane reacts with NBS, light, and carbon tetrachloride to form an unknown product represented by a question mark.

    (d)

    Cyclohexanol reacts with phosphorus tribromide and ether to form an unknown product represented by a question mark.

    (e)

    2-bromobutane reacts with magnesium and ether to form an unknown product A that further reacts with water to form an unknown product B.

    (f)

    1-bromobutane reacts with lithium and pentane to form an unknown product A that further reacts with copper (I) iodide to form an unknown product B.

    (g)

    1-bromobutane reacts with lithium dimethylcopper and ether to form an unknown product represented by a question mark.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{23}\)
    A chemist requires a large amount of 1-bromo-2-pentene as starting material for a synthesis and decides to carry out an NBS allylic bromination reaction. What is wrong with the following synthesis plan? What side products would form in addition to the desired product?  pent-2-ene=
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{24}\)

    What product(s) would you expect from the reaction of 1-methylcyclohexene with NBS? Would you use this reaction as part of a synthesis?

     1-methylyclohexene=
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)
    What product(s) would you expect from the reaction of 1,4-hexadiene with NBS? What is the structure of the most stable radical intermediate?
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{26}\)

    What product would you expect from the reaction of 1-phenyl-2-butene with NBS? Explain.

     the=

     

    Oxidation and Reduction

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{27}\)

    Rank the compounds in each of the following series in order of increasing oxidation level:

    (a)   the=

    (b)  The chemical structures of propylamine, 1-bromopropane, 1-chloropropan-2-one, and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane.

     
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{28}\)

    Which of the following compounds have the same oxidation level, and which have different levels?

    Five compounds, numbered one through five: one is 2-ethyloxirane, two is but-2-en-1-ol, three is but-3-en-2-one, four is tetrahydrofuran, five is 1,3-butadiene.
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{29}\)

    Tell whether each of the following reactions is an oxidation, a reduction, or neither:

    (a)   ethanol=

    (b)  But-3-en-2-one reacts with ammonia form 4-aminobutan-2-one.

    (c)  2-bromobutane reacts first with magnesium and then with water to form butane.

    General Problems

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{30}\)

    Arrange the following radicals from most stable to least stable.

    (a)

    The figure shows three structures of 2-hexene radicals. The radical is on C2 in one structure, C6 in another, and C5 in the third.

    (b)

    Three structures of cyclohexene radical with the radical located on C3, C1, and C4 positions, respectively.

    (c)

    Three structures of isopentane radical with the radical on the C3, C2, and C1 positions, respectively.

     
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{31}\)

    Alkylbenzenes such as toluene (methylbenzene) react with NBS to give products in which bromine substitution has occurred at the position next to the aromatic ring (the benzylic position). Explain, based on the bond dissociation energies in Table 6.3.

    Toluene reacts with N-bromosuccinimide, light, and carbon tetrachloride to form benzyl bromide.
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{32}\)
    Draw resonance structures for the benzyl radical, C6H5CH2·, the intermediate produced in the NBS bromination reaction of toluene (Problem 10-31).
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{33}\)

    Draw resonance structures for the following species:

    (a)  2,4,6-octatriene=

    (b) A cyclopentadiene ring with a lone pair and a negative charge on C5.

    (c) The structure of acetonitrile oxide where nitrogen and oxygen have positive and negative charges, respectively. Oxygen has three sets of lone pairs.

     
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{34}\)
    (S)-3-Methylhexane undergoes radical bromination to yield optically inactive 3-bromo-3-methylhexane as the major product. Is the product chiral? What conclusions can you draw about the radical intermediate?
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{35}\)
    Assume that you have carried out a radical chlorination reaction on (R)-2-chloropentane and have isolated (in low yield) 2,4-dichloropentane. How many stereoisomers of the product are formed, and in what ratio? Are any of the isomers optically active? (See Problem 10-34.)
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{36}\)

    How would you carry out the following syntheses?

     cyclohexene,=
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{37}\)

    The syntheses shown here are unlikely to occur as written. What is wrong with each?

    (a)  1-fluoropropane=

    (b)

    1-methyl-2-methylidenecyclohexane reacts with N-bromosuccinimide, light, and carbon tetrachloride to form 3-bromo-1-methyl-2-methylidenecyclohexane.

    (c)

    Fluorocyclohexane reacts with lithium dimethylcopper to form toluene.

     
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{38}\)

    Why do you suppose it’s not possible to prepare a Grignard reagent from a bromo alcohol such as 4-bromo-1-pentanol? Give another example of a molecule that is unlikely to form a Grignard reagent.

    4-bromo-1-pentanol does not react with magnesium to form 4-magnesium bromide pentanol.
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{39}\)

    The addition of HBr to a double bond with an ether (−OR) substituent occurs regiospecifically to give a product in which the −Br and −OR are bonded to the same carbon. Draw the two possible carbocation intermediates in this electrophilic addition reaction, and explain using resonance why the observed product is formed.

     1-methoxycyclohexene=
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{40}\)

    Identify the reagents a–c in the following scheme:

     ethylidene=
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{41}\)

    Tertiary alkyl halides, R3CX, undergo spontaneous dissociation to yield a carbocation, R3C+, plus halide ion. Which do you think reacts faster, (CH3)3CBr or H2C = CHC(CH3)2Br? Explain.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{42}\)

    Carboxylic acids (RCO2H; pKa ≈ 5) are approximately 1011 times more acidic than alcohols (ROH; pKa ≈ 16). In other words, a carboxylate ion (RCO2) is more stable than an alkoxide ion (RO). Explain using resonance.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{43}\)

    How might you use a Suzuki–Miyaura reaction to prepare the biaryl compounds below? In each case, show the two potential reaction partners.

    (a)

     diphenyl=

    (b)

    Diphenyl with N H 2 on C3 and a methyl group on C3'.

    (c)

    Diphenyl with methoxy groups on C3, C4, and C5 and an O C H 2 O group connecting C3' and C4'

     
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{44}\)

    The relative rate of radical bromination is 1 : 82 : 1640 for 1° : 2° : 3° hydrogens, respectively. Draw all of the monobrominated products that you might obtain from the radical bromination of the compounds below. Calculate the relative percentage of each.

    (a) methylcyclobutane  (b) 3,3-dimethylpentane  (c) 3-methylpentane

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{45}\)

    Choose the alcohol from each pair below that would react faster with HX to form the corresponding alkyl halide.

    (a)

    The structures of propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol, separated by or.

    (b)

    The structures of 1-methylcyclopentanol and 2-methylcyclopentanol, separated by or.

    (c)

    The structures of 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol and 2-methylbutan-2-ol, separated by or.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{46}\)
     

    Predict the product and provide the entire catalytic cycle for the following Suzuki–Miyaura reactions.

    (a)

    4-bromobenzoic acid reacts with phenylboronic acid in the presence of palladium (II) acetate to yield an unspecified product.

    (b)

    2-bromo-1,3-dimethylbenzene reacts with and 2,6-dimethoxyphenylboronic acid in the presence of palladium (II) acetate to yield an unspecified product.


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