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1
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NaBH4, workup

A

Aldehydes and ketones only. One reduction, except with ab unsaturated. Oxygen and “skip one” get protonated by acid component.

Will still deprotonate esters and carboxyls.

2
Q

LiAlH4, workup

A

reduces all carbonyls. two reductions on esters and carboxyls.

3
Q

Grignard formation

A

Add Mg, Et2OH to alkyl halide.

4
Q

Grignards and Carbonyls, excess

A

adds once to C, once to O

5
Q

grignards and carbonyls, H3O+ present

A

NR to carbonyl. Grignard loses MgX and is protonated.

6
Q

POCl3, pyr

A

Dehydrates primary alcohols. E2

7
Q

Acidity: Normal Alcohol

A

pKa 16

8
Q

Acidity: Phenol

A

pKa10

9
Q

Acidity: Carboxylic

A

pKa 5

10
Q

Acidity

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proportional to stability of conjugate base

More resonance, more acidity

11
Q

Acidity: with EWG

A

activated rings are less acidic

12
Q

Hydroboration

A
  1. BH3/THF 2. H2O2, NaOH aq.

Adds H and OH across DB, syn, non-Markovnikov

13
Q

Oxymercuration

A

Hg(OAc)2, H2O

Adds H and OH across DB, anti, markovnikov.

14
Q

Reduce ketones, aldehydes

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NaBH4, H3O+ workup.

15
Q

Reduce ketones, aldehydes, esters or amines

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LiAlH4, H30+ work-up.

16
Q

Grignard

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RX+Mg gives RMGX

makes carbanion nucleophile. But incompatible with acidic protons, (pKa < 20) electrophiles.

17
Q

Acidic Protons

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OH, SH, NH, et cetera.

18
Q

alpha, beta unsaturated carbonyl

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DB adjacent to carbonyl.

With LiAlHa, only carbonyl is reduced. (Coordinates to O)
With NaBH4, single and double reductions.

19
Q

peroxyacids

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alkene attaches terminal oxygen, forms cyclic ether. (same stereochem as start.)

very electrophilic sources of O. mCPBA is our favorite.

20
Q

mCPBA preferences

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round 1: EDG > regular > EWG

round 2: if regular: constituents! the more, the merrier.

21
Q

from epoxide: in acid

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nucleophile chooses less hindered carbon, UNLESS TERTIARY!

sn2, except tertiary, then sn1

22
Q

from epoxide, in base

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nucleophile chooses less hindered carbon.

23
Q

Williamson Ether Synthesis

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adds R chain to OH in place of H.

NaH, RX

sn2: needs primary or secondary alcohol.

24
Q

1, 2 trans diol

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came from an epoxide!

25
Q

1, 2 cis diol

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came from OsO4!

26
Q

Rules of E2

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carbocation rearrangement possible
3, 2, benzylic allylic faster than primary
Zaitsev product

27
Q

SOCl2

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converts alcohol to halide.

Sn2, inversion

28
Q

PBr3

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Converts alcohol to halide. Sn2, inversion

29
Q

TsCl, pyr

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converts alcohols to OTs. No inversion.

30
Q

TMSCl

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Makes OTMS, protecting group. Remove with H2SO4

31
Q

KH

A

Makes OH into O-

32
Q

Primary alcohol from methyl halide

A

H20, heat

33
Q

Primary alcohol from epoxide

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  1. MeMgBr

2. H30+

34
Q

Primary alcohol from ether

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HI, H20

35
Q

PCC

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mild ox. alcohol to aldehyde or ketone

Same result as swern, CrO3 without water!

36
Q

Jones

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strong ox. chromic acid.
primary alcohol to carboxyl
secondary alcohol to ketone

37
Q

CrO3, H20

A

same as Jones, KMnO4

38
Q

secondary alcohols from secondary alkyl halides

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h20, heat. or NaOH, DMF

39
Q

secondary alcohols from aldehyde

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  1. MeMgBr 2. H30+
40
Q

secondary alcohols from alkenes

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  1. Hg(OAc)2 2. NaBH4
41
Q

secondary alcohols to carbocations

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H2SO4

42
Q

tertiary alcohol from ketone

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  1. EtMgBr 2. H30 +
43
Q

tertiary alcohol from alkene on tertiary carbon

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  1. Hg(OAc)2 2. NaBH4
44
Q

R-OH + Strong base

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alkoxide formation! R-O-

Use for williamson ether synthesis

45
Q

Cleaving ethers

A

add HI or HBr. Sn2

makes more substituted alcohol, less subbed alkyl halide

46
Q

See: KH, DB alkyl halide

A

Claisen Rearrangement?

47
Q

Ether from 2o alkyl iodide

A

MeOH, Sn1

48
Q

Ether from 2o alkyl bromide

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NaOMe, DMF Sn2

49
Q

Ether from 2o alcohol

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KH, MeI

Williams

50
Q

Ether from alkene

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  1. Hg(OAc)2, MeOH

2. NaBH4

51
Q

Ether to 2o Alcohol

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HBr

52
Q

Epoxide from alkene

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mCPBA

53
Q

epoxides from OH adjacent to X

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NaOH, H20

54
Q

H2N-NH2, KOH, heat

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Wolff Kishner!

converts ketone/aldehyde to alkane

55
Q

3 ways to reduce carbonyls to alkanes

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Zn, HCl (Clemmenson reduction)
H2N-NH2, KOH heat (Wolff-Kishner)
H2, Pd/C (If R group is ARYL only!!!)

56
Q

See PPh3

A

Wittig! turns carbonyl into DB with R groups.

cis selective if R isn’t stabilized by EWG (carbonyl)