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Detailed revision notes for AQA A Level chemistry - organic - 3.3.4. - mechanisms - polymers - Markovnikov stability rule

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ALKENES
3. 3. h I
.
.
STRUCTURE BONDING , REACTIVITY
,




unsaturated hydrocarbons
-
-




bonding : double covalent bond

pairs of
-




two shared e in line between two C
molecular orbital ( high probability of
finding particular pair of e- )

physical properties
only 1. ME Van :
der Waals weak 1. M F
-
-

- .




-



NPT & BPT are similar between the same chain structure alkane and equivalent alkene
-

insoluble in water



Sigma ( 61 bonds
single covalent bond can have
sigma without pi
-




,


can 't have
caused
by end on overlap of electron orbitals pi without sigma
- -




IT bond

pi CHI bond £
formed
by sideways overlap of orbital &
-


-


e
H -
-
-
. .
. '
'

H
A bond
tightly
- . .




not hold
. .
-

e in :
as C -
C
Bad
H H
attracts ( positive end of molecule) ¥03.74
tively charged polar
-



ions

↳ CAUSES ALKENES TO BE FAR MORE REACTIVE THAN ALKANES o bond

, 3.3.42 .
ADDITION REACTIONS OF ALKENES

1.
electrophilic addition

molecule added bond
-


=

liking reagent across
-




electrophile
.
e
pair acceptor
-



e
-




,


attracted dense A bond 6 bond it bond
-




intact
-




to the caused by le
"

e
region in
rearrange
=
;




mechanism : l,
electrophile attracted to =
bond t ion

A bond )
( high density H
-




area H
e
charged ( polar)
-




have ⑦ area ti H l l
, -




charged electrophile accepts pair of C C X Y → H C c
-
-


t H
-
-


l
- -


e -



, '
' l l
H
3.
,
a ⑤ ion ( CARBOCATION what electrophile added ) formed
-
-
H
y y

h
,
-0
charged ion forms a bond with carbocation


1. REACTION WITH HYDROGEN HALIDE ① FIBT
reagent hydrogen : bromine Hot Bri
-
H
,


C C
# -
H




Htt
-
-




electrophile
'
:
H
H
-




H H

e
.
Htt attracted to f- Clhigh e
-




density area )

H -

C
l
-
l

C -

H
" t
l of H
r
Bromine nucleophile
pairs of e- from f- C forms bond with as
°
°
I
-




!!
'




H
to form ① ion ( CARBOCATION) :L : .
one of Br lone pairs
" +
Brr Brd attacks C
-
-




drawn to
-





e in the H -


HETEROlytic Fission H H

( both e- go
to Br ) ③ l l

byproducts
°
no
H -
C -


C -
H


Br attaches to 't of carbocation and forms
-


°

ion : i i
"
when =
not in middle
H Br
bond with one of its pairs of e- Brian bond to either C



CARBOCATION STABILITY

3 structural factors carbon atoms
neighbouring

mains :




neighbouring carbon carbon multiple bonds
• -




atoms with lone
neighbouring pairs





>
adjacent alkyl groups stabilize carbocation
H CHS
number of carbons H H l
l
① ,
-


attached to carbocation CH , c C C
' ' '

Hf
'
CH, HI CH 3
it
, C CHS

O l 2 3

methyl primary secondary tertiary
least stable
>
most stable

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