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5.14 Dehydrohalogenation of Alkyl Halides
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X Y dehydrogenation of alkanes: X = Y = H dehydration of alcohols: X = H; Y = OH dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides: X = H; Y = Br, etc. C C C C +XY -Elimination Reactions Overview
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X Y dehydrogenation of alkanes: industrial process; not regioselective dehydration of alcohols: acid-catalyzed dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides: consumes base C C C C +XY -Elimination Reactions Overview
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is a useful method for the preparation of alkenes (100 %) likewise, NaOCH 3 in methanol, or KOH in ethanol NaOCH 2 CH 3 ethanol, 55°C Dehydrohalogenation Cl
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CH 3 (CH 2 ) 15 CH 2 CH 2 Cl When the alkyl halide is primary, potassium tert-butoxide in dimethyl sulfoxide is the base/solvent system that is normally used. KOC(CH 3 ) 3 dimethyl sulfoxide (86%) CH 2 CH 3 (CH 2 ) 15 CH Dehydrohalogenation
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Br 29 % 71 % + Regioselectivity follows Zaitsev's rule more highly substituted double bond predominates KOCH 2 CH 3 ethanol, 70°C
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more stable configuration of double bond predominates Stereoselectivity KOCH 2 CH 3 ethanol Br + (23%)(77%)
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more stable configuration of double bond predominates Stereoselectivity KOCH 2 CH 3 ethanol + (85%)(15%)Br
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5.15 Mechanism of the Dehydrohalogenation of Alkyl Halides: The E2 Mechanism
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Facts (1)Dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides exhibits second-order kinetics first order in alkyl halide first order in base rate = k[alkyl halide][base] implies that rate-determining step involves both base and alkyl halide; i.e., it is bimolecular
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Facts (2)Rate of elimination depends on halogen weaker C—X bond; faster rate rate: RI > RBr > RCl > RF implies that carbon-halogen bond breaks in the rate-determining step
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concerted (one-step) bimolecular process single transition state C—H bond breaks component of double bond forms C—X bond breaks The E2 Mechanism
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– O R.... : CCCCCCCCHX.. :: Reactants The E2 Mechanism
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– O R.... : CCCCCCCCHX.. :: Reactants The E2 Mechanism
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CCCCCCCC –––– OR.... H X..:: –––– Transition state The E2 Mechanism
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OR.... H CCCCCCCC–X.. ::.. Products
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Stereoelectronic Effects 5.16 Anti Elimination in E2 Reactions
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(CH 3 ) 3 C Br KOC(CH 3 ) 3 (CH 3 ) 3 COH cis-1-Bromo-4-tert- butylcyclohexane Stereoelectronic effect
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(CH 3 ) 3 C Br KOC(CH 3 ) 3 (CH 3 ) 3 COH trans-1-Bromo-4-tert- butylcyclohexane Stereoelectronic effect
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(CH 3 ) 3 C Br Br KOC(CH 3 ) 3 (CH 3 ) 3 COH cis trans Rate constant for dehydrohalogenation of cis is 500 times greater than that of trans Stereoelectronic effect
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(CH 3 ) 3 C Br KOC(CH 3 ) 3 (CH 3 ) 3 COH cis H that is removed by base must be anti periplanar to Br Two anti periplanar H atoms in cis stereoisomer H H Stereoelectronic effect
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(CH 3 ) 3 C KOC(CH 3 ) 3 (CH 3 ) 3 COH trans H that is removed by base must be anti periplanar to Br No anti periplanar H atoms in trans stereoisomer; all vicinal H atoms are gauche to Br H H (CH 3 ) 3 C BrHH Stereoelectronic effect
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cis more reactive trans less reactive Stereoelectronic effect
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An effect on reactivity that has its origin in the spatial arrangement of orbitals or bonds is called a stereoelectronic effect. The preference for an anti periplanar arrangement of H and Br in the transition state for E2 dehydrohalogenation is an example of a stereoelectronic effect.
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5.17 A Different Mechanism for Alkyl Halide Elimination: The E1 Mechanism
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CH 3 CH 2 CH 3 Br CH 3 Ethanol, heat + (25%) (75%) C H3CH3CH3CH3C CH 3 C C H3CH3CH3CH3C H CH 2 CH 3 CH 3 C H2CH2CH2CH2C Example
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1. Alkyl halides can undergo elimination in absence of base. 2. Carbocation is intermediate 3. Rate-determining step is unimolecular ionization of alkyl halide. The E1 Mechanism
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slow, unimolecular C CH 2 CH 3 CH 3 + CH 2 CH 3 Br CH 3 C :.. : :.. : Br..– Step 1
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C CH 2 CH 3 CH 3 + C CH 2 CH 3 CH 3 CH 2 + C CHCH 3 CH 3 – H + Step 2
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