H - Carbon Rules
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H - Carbon Rules
Nuc Product(s) R LG Solvent Four factors that affect which mechanism predominates: 1. The substrate 2. The nucleophile 3. The leaving group 4. Solvent Substrate CH3 H C Br H H H C Br H methyl alkyl halide 1 alkyl halide Favors SN2 CH3 H3C C Br H 2 alkyl halide Neither mechanism is favored CH3 H3C C Br CH3 3 alkyl halide Favors SN1 Nucleophile A strong nucleophile favors SN2 A weak nucleophile disfavors SN2, and is therefore more likely to go through an SN1 mechanism 1. Charge: charged is better than uncharged HO– vs H2O 2. Electronegativity: less electronegative atoms don’t hold on to electrons as tightly and are better nucleophiles NH3 vs H2O I– 4. vs Br– Common Nucleophiles Strong Weak I- HS- HO- F- Br- H2S RO- H2O Cl- RSH N≡C- ROH Size of the nucleophile: the smaller the nucleophile, the better HO– vs –OCH3 The importance of these factors generally follows the order they were presented: charge, electronegativity, and then size. Leaving Group A good leaving group is the conjugate base of a strong acid. Acid Strongest acid Weakest acid Conjugate base pKa Most stable base I- H–I -11 H–Br -9 Br- H–Cl -7 Cl- TsO–H -3 TsO- H3O+ -2 H2O H2O 15.7 HO- CH3CH2OH 16 CH3CH2O- NH3 38 Least stable base NH2- Good leaving groups Bad leaving groups Solvent Best for SN1 Best for SN2 Polar protic: contain at least 1 H atom directly connected to an electronegative atom Polar aprotic: contain no H atoms directly connected to an electronegative atom Examples: Examples: H O Me H water O H Et methanol H H N O H ethanol O S Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) acetonitrile O O N P N N O H ammonia O H acetic acid Why? Solvent can stabilize the polar intermediates and transition states H3C C N H N Dimethylforamide (DMF) Hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) Why? Cations are solvated, but the anion is not. As a result the anion (nucleophile) is higher in energy and therefore more reactive.