ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3540
CYCLOALKANES
CIS-TRANS ISOMERS
RING STRAIN
CYCLOHEXANE CONFORMATIONS
CYCLOALKANES
, C
n
H
2n
NOMENCLATURE
I. NO SUBSTITUENTS
ADD PREFIX
---
CYCLO
(one word)
II. SUBSTITUENTS
1. MONOSUBSTITUTED
a. ALKYL GROUPS
Determine if the
ring or the alkyl group
has more carbon atoms
b. HALOGEN GROUPS
BROMOCYCLOPROPANE
MULTIPLE SUBSTITUENTS
a. NAME AS CYCLOALKANE
b.
NUMBER RING ATOMS
TO GIVE THE LOWEST SUM
c.
DIFFERENT ALKYL GROUPS
LOWER IN THE ALPHABET GETS THE LOWER NUMBER
EXAMPLE
,
answer
EXAMPLE
,
answer
STEREOISOMERS
cis-trans isomers
DIFFERENT MP, BP, ETC.
HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS
SAME CONNECTION BETWEEN ATOMS
NOT CONSTITUTIONAL ISOMERS
ISOMERS WHICH HAVE THE SAME ORDER OF CONNECTION BUT HAVE A DIFFERENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL ORIENTATION ARE CALLED STEREOISOMERS
cis-trans isomers
HOW DO YOU DRAW THREE DIMENSIONAL MOLECULE IN
TWO DIMENSIONS?
DASH-WEDGE NOTATION REVIEW
RING STRAIN
CYCLOPROPANE
----HARD TO FORM
----VERY REACTIVE
----60 DEGREE BOND ANGLES (NOT 109.5)
-------SHOULD HAVE ANGLE STRAIN!
HOW ABOUT
OTHER RINGS
HOW DO WE CHECK RELATIVE ENERGIES?
ENERGY VIDEO
(available only in the Chemistry Computer Lab)
HISTORICAL NOTE
MEASURE HEAT OF COMBUSTION: Kcal/mol CH
2
CYCLOPROPANE = 166.6
CYCLOBUTANE = 164.0
CYCLOPENTANE = 158.7
CYCLOHEXANE = 157.4
CYCLOHEPTANE = 158.3
CYCLOOCTANE = 158.6
ANGLE STRAIN IS NOT THE WHOLE ANSWER!
RING STRAIN
CYCLOPROPANE
,
INTERACTIVE VIEW
CYCLOBUTANE
CYCLOPENTANE
CYCLOHEXANE
CYCLOHEXANE IS AS FREE OF ANGLE STRAIN AND
TORSIONAL STRAIN
AS A RING CAN BE!
INTERACTIVE VIEW
SIX MEMBERED RINGS ARE THE MOST STABLE!
SIX MEMBERED RINGS ARE THE MOST COMMON IN NATURE!
WE WILL LOOK AT SIX MEMBERED RINGS EXTENSIVELY!
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO
DRAW "CHAIR" CYCLOHEXANE
!
NOTE THAT CYCLOHEXANE HAS
TWO DIFFERENT KIND OF HYDROGEN ATOMS
!
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO
DRAW AXIAL AND EQUATORIAL BONDS
!
RING-FLIP
QUICKTIME MOVIE
AXIAL ---> EQUATORIAL
EQUATORIAL ---> AXIAL
MONOSUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXANES (METHYLCYCLOHEXANE)
WHICH CONFORMATION OF METHYLCYCLOHEXANE IS MORE STABLE?
AXIAL OR EQUATORIAL METHYL
?
INTERACTIVE VIEW OF METHYL-EQUATORIAL
INTERACTIVE VIEW OF METHYL-AXIAL
GAUCHE BUTANE = 0.9 kcal/mol
AXIAL METHANE HAS TWO "GAUCHE" BUTANE INTERACTIONS
1.8 kcal/mol DIFFERENCE
6% AXIAL, 94% EQUATORIAL
SIMILIAR FOR OTHER SUBSTITUENTS
QUICKTIME MOVIE
OF T-BUTYLCYCLOHEXANE RING-FLIP
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