ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3540

CYCLOALKANES

CIS-TRANS ISOMERS

RING STRAIN

CYCLOHEXANE CONFORMATIONS

CYCLOALKANES, CnH2n

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?

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?

MEASURE HEAT OF COMBUSTION: Kcal/mol CH2
  • 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?

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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