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Describing chemical reactions

Who? a chemical reaction Where? solid, liquid, gases phases What? types of reactions How? reaction mechanisms When? kinetics Why? energy and equilibrium

H H H H H OH H OH H H H H + cat. H H H H H OH H OH H H H H + cat.

What is happening in a chemical reaction? types of reactions

1) Addition A + B 6 6 6 6 C 2) Elimination A 6 6 6 6 B + C

H OH H OH H H H H H Br H H H H H Br + + O O cat.

3) Substitution A–B + C–D 6 6 6 6 A–C + B–D 4) Rearrangement A 6 6 6 6 B

Why is a chemical reaction happening? energy & equilibrium

• the change in enthalpy ∆H of a reaction

a reaction can be endothermic (∆H is positive)

• r exothermic (∆H is negative)
• ∆H of a reaction can be measured using a calorimeter
• ∆H of a reaction can be calculated using bond dissociation energies
• Consider the addition reaction:

H Br Br + C3H6 + HBr = C3H7Br

H Br Br +

The change in entropy ∆S of a reaction and Gibbs free energy ∆G = ∆H - T(∆S)

• if ∆G = + the reaction is not spontaneous
• if ∆G = - the reaction is spontaneous
• generally speaking, for most organic reactions ∆S is small compared to ∆H

H Br Br +

Gibbs free energy and reaction equilibrium ∆G = -RTlnKeq

• r

∆G = e-∆G/RT What’s the Keq of ?

Knowing that Keq = 8 x 107 mol-1 , ∆G = -RTlnKeq = -RTln(8 x 107 mol-1) = -(1.99 x 10-3 kcal EK-1)(298 EK)ln(8 x 107 mol-1) ∆G = -11 kcal mol-1 Recall that we calculated ∆H = -15 kcal mol-1 so with ∆G = ∆H - T(∆S), ∆S = (11 kcal mol-1 -15 kcal mol-1)(298 EK)-1 = -1.3 x 10-2 kcal EK-1

H Br H Br H Br . . H Br . .

How is a chemical reaction happening? reaction mechanisms

A reaction mechanism is the process by which chemical bonds are broken and formed in sequence so as to convert starting reagents into the observed products. There are three ways to break and to make covalent bonds: homolytic bond cleavage / homogenic bond formation (radicals) reactions involving radicals and sequential homoytic bond cleavage are called radical reactions.

H Br H Br H+ Br- : H+ Br- :

heterolytic bond cleavage / heterogenic bond formation (ions) reactions involving ions and sequential heterolytic bond cleavage are called polar or ionic reactions.

simultaneous bond cleavage / bond formation reactions that occur in one step without intermediates of any kind are called nonpolar concerted reactions.

A E Y z E Y A z

Ionic or polar mechanisms Four characteristic patterns:

• 1. Nucleophilic attack

Ionic or polar mechanisms Four characteristic patterns:

• 2. Loss of a leaving group

Ionic or polar mechanisms Four characteristic patterns:

• 3. Proton transfer

Ionic or polar mechanisms Four characteristic patterns:

• 4. Rearrangement