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Summary Organic Chemistry 2: Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

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Reaction with carboxylic acid derivatives. Includes reagents, examples, and mechanisms. Organized by type of reaction. Study tips for each reaction. Synthesis example included.

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Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

REACTIVITY : Acid Derivative STABILITY : leaving group

R
-
P
C
2
or -cr --
- N
10 oi
oR
For ONt
acid chloride anhydride ester
amide i niltile
least reactive
most stable least stable

most reactive



NOMENCLATURE
ACID CHLORIDES :

:T P
acyclic
o -
*
change - is
to-y1 chloride
acid

acid
pentano pentanou
ride

cyclic : P P -
*
change carboxylic acid
Not Y 4
to carbonyl chloride
cyclopropane cyclopropane
-boxylic acid , b oepride
ny


AMIDES :
lamide
:__ ot ↑ Ruchangec acidjoicais ,



pentanoid pentanide
2 % 3 amide :
* name
P R' group bonded to
- Nitrogen using locant 'N'
H

N-ethylpentanamide
-

&: O



-
N-benzyl-N-methylcyclopentane carbonide




ESTERS :


P * list i'
group bonded




c
acyclic : to
oxygen


o
nexanoic acid
-




cuclicio cyclobutane-1 , 1-diethyl cyclobutane
dicarboxylate
L
-
* list

1 , 1-
*
to
R'group bonded
oxygen
change-ic acid To-ate




NUCLEOPHILIC ACYL SUBSTITUTION
GENERAL MECHANISM :
basic conditions :
addition elimination
-




R
P :
NationNation + 2
z =
leaving group
acidic conditions : PADPED

, REACTION WIWATER : HYDROLYSIS
REAGENTS : H2O
ACID CHLORIDE HYDROLYSIS
ACID CHLORIDES :

+ i * sometimes
pyridine added
enoscar.
1 0 - ro + He




Mechani proton tranfer




ANYDRIDE HYDROLYSIS * mechanism same


nor'wout
ANHYDRIDES
-
:
as chloridehydrolysis
R- o p R To catalyss

MECHANISM WICATALYST : HO + HCI-HODOC LG
L H




·
A




00 ,



No
AMIDE HYDROLYSIS & needs stoichiometric acid
* PADPED mechanism
AMIDES : *
requiresh e a t
acid-promoted :
~ HCI P
N
no
base-promoted mechanism :

Gi
-
-
-Ph
i
NaHN
: H

-
irreversible
In




·
O




ESTER HYDROLYSIS NITRILE HYDROLYSIS
ESTERS :
&
acid catalyzed :
*
requires heat
slightly reversible Dcid-promoted :

via on

E




K
amide synthesis


isolated]
N
atn
mechanism :
P
- --
0 If
+
Hz0Q

base-promoted :


Roll
7


( H20)
+
T
base-promoted :
mechanism :

:H Br

i
-
irreversible Pride synthesis G

It 4 jit TT + OH
Mechanism :
0



-
·
O
Im

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