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Organic Chemistry Chapters 3 and 4 – Acids and Bases, Reaction Mechanisms, and Alkane Structure & Nomenclature | Lecture Summary

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This document summarizes Organic Chemistry Chapters 3 and 4, focusing on acid–base theory, curved-arrow reaction mechanisms, pKa comparisons, and factors affecting anion stability. It also introduces alkanes, including their structure, IUPAC nomenclature, constitutional isomers, and the relationship between branching and stability, making it well suited for exam preparation.

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allylic lone pair
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Compound contains C = C bond
V
Atoms Connected to the called
vinylic positions >
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vinylic positions are
allylic positions



vinylic positions allylic positions
>
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not allylicG EX . ·
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J I all have a it next to a lone pair

Lone pairs are not next to c= c f are not
allylic Lone pairs (next to C= c or
any other doubleon(
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09/07 Ch3 .
sec 3 1-3 2 .
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conjugate Conjugate
Intro to Acid + Bases Base Acid It
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Bases transfer of
: a Proton (Proton acceptor HHH + H-H
Acid : Proton donor (Acid =
Away Acid (donor) Base (accepta




conjugate Base :
What remains of the acid (on product Side Cons Acid
.
Coni . base



Conjugate
j H
Acid : What formed after the base accepted a proton H


base

3 2 flow of Electron
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Density : Curved Arrow Notation
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i HH
Not the same arrows used in resonance structures &

↳ arrows arc used as tools I do not represent the real physical process

In the reaction above the arrows DO represent
,
an actual physical process.
-
There's a flow of electron density that causes a proton to be transferred from one reagent to another >
- curved arrow

↳ show a
1 Proton transfer
A-




B: H A + -
-> B -
H + A! Reaction Mechanism

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can
only happen if its abase >
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acid proton transfer

Acids don't lose protons wort the participation of a base

, 09/10 Klein Ch3 sec 3 3-3 6
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Bronsted -



lowry Acidity Comparing pKa values
:




Using PKa to Compare Acidity
HA+ H20 - A+ HyOt
acid base
&
equilibrium = Kea

Key
=H
O - large Product concentrations

Small ProductConcentrations
- Keat
I large Small Product Concentrationas
Product Concentrations
=
Keq71


Ka =
Key (HO] =S
A
very strong acids can have
extremely large ka (often very small or
very large

pKa -logka =




Using pka to compare Basicity
-weakest acid has strongest base stronger weaker
-
Using pka to predict position of Equilibrium - OH

·

Ea will
always favor weaker acid/base H0H HO-
base Acid cons Acid Consbase

Pla 14 0
=
.
PKa = 1S
I product acidpla-reactant acid pica
Kea If =



14)
kea 1048 104
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= =




3 4 factors Affecting
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Stability of Anions
the


comparing structures w/ no net charge (HAvcHB) = W/ Net Charge (HAvs HBt

HAA :
If A is very stable unattractive
-
relatively
If A is a weak base-HA will be a strong Acid
If A is
very Unstable >
-
Very reactive comparing energy involved in deprotonating various acids

H D




Chy NHs H20
Pa J significant a

Pka = 50 Pka 38
=
Oka : 14 trends on periodic table
↓ ↓ -Charge localized
M


CH5 HO- Increasing En Increasing size
-less stable anion
-

Stronger base

lessimportant more important)
: j
Very unstable relatively Stable N
↑ Charge delocalized


1 mor stable anion
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less
highly
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reactive reactive : -
Weaker base
-




Strong base Weak base

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