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Carboxylic Acids Naming: carbon chain stem + oic General Information • Functional group carboxyl Examples Ethanoic Benzoic Physical Properties The boiling point of propane is -42oC Q: Will the b.p. of propan-1-ol be lower or higher than that of propane? Explain. A: Significantly higher, due to hydrogen bonding. propan-1-ol CH3CH2CH2OH 97.2°C Q: What about the b.p. of ethanoic acid? A: Higher still due to the formation of dimers. ethanoic acid CH3COOH 118°C Q: Are carboxylic acids soluble in water? Explain. A: The polar C=O and the ionic O- group mean that short chain (up to C4) carboxylic acids are readily water soluble due to H bond formation with water molecules. Q: With larger chain acids solubility decreases proportionally with size. Why? A: Hydrocarbon chains are hydrophobic (water fearing) and break apart the H bonds, thus replacing them with much weaker VDW. Chemical Properties Weak acids - partially dissociate in water: Are carboxylic acids more or less acidic than alcohols? Explain Acidity Two of the factors which influence the ionisation of an acid are: • the strength of the bond being broken • the stability of the ions being formed Acidity The OH group in the acids is more acidic than the OH group in the alcohols The carboxylate ion (COO-) is stabilised by delocalisation of electrons (pi orbitals) Acidity Why is methanoic acid more acidic than ethanoic? Acidity Why is methanoic acid more acidic than ethanoic? The alkyl group has a tendency to push electrons away from itself. This in turn will push negative charge toward the delocalised carboxylate and destabilise it, thus making it more likely to deionise by combining with H+. Q: How are they made? A: Oxidation of primary alcohols and aldehydes OR : Hydrolysis of a nitrile by boiling with dilute acid Aromatic Carboxylic Acids • Benzoic acid is produced by oxidation of the side chain Q: What test would you use for the carboxylic acid functional group? A: Add PCl5 - misty white fumes of HCl are produced and this confirms the presence of the OH group. It also produces a second product called an acyl chloride. CH3COOH + PCl5 CH3COCl + HCl + POCl3 Reactions of Carboxylic Acids Looking at the structures of the carboxylic acids, what type of reactions will they undergo? In your groups write your ideas on a piece of paper. Don’t forget to justify them! 3 main sites of reaction • -OH bond gives rise to acidity • -C=O bond undergoes nucleophilic addition reactions • -C-O bond undergoes substitution reactions Formation of salts Look back at reaction 2 on your practical…. What colour was the ethanoic acid to start? What colour did it turn with sodium hydroxide? What is the only change that you might observe? Formation of salts You should see a small rise in temperature Formation of Esters • General reaction from acid and alcohol as learnt at AS: • At A2 we need to see how esters can be formed from acyl chlorides Formation of Acyl Chlorides • PCl5 generates the nucleophile Cld-which replaces the OH group in a substitution reaction: CH3COOH + PCl5 CH3COCl + HCl + POCl3 Formation of Acyl Chlorides • PCl5 generates the nucleophile Cld-which replaces the OH group in a substitution reaction: CH3COOH + PCl5 CH3COCl + HCl + POCl3 What other reagents can be used to generate an acyl chloride from a carboxylic acid? Write equations for ethanoic acid: • Sulphur dichloride oxide (thionyl chloride) is a liquid at room temperature and has the formula SOCl2. • Phosphorus(III) chloride is a liquid at room temperature. Its reaction with a carboxylic acid is less dramatic than that of phosphorus(V) chloride because there is no hydrogen chloride produced. Acyl Chlorides • • • • • Derivatives of carboxylic acids Contain an acyl group Reactive substances Intermediates in organic synthesis Also called acid chlorides Naming Acyl Chlorides carboxylic acid name ethanoic acid acyl chloride name ethanoyl chloride acyl chloride formula CH3COCl propanoic acid propanoyl chloride CH3CH2COCl butanoic acid butanoyl chloride CH3CH2CH2COCl Properties of Acyl Chlorides • Colourless fuming liquids • Strong smell - a mixture of the smell of vinegar (ethanoic acid) and the acrid smell of hydrogen chloride gas. • The smell and the fumes are because ethanoyl chloride reacts with water vapour in the air. Reactions of Acyl Chlorides Ethanoyl chloride reacts vigorously with water (Hydrolysis) Predict what the products of this reaction might be: Mechanism Q: What type of reaction is this? In your groups predict a mechanism for the reaction. A: Nucleophilic addition/elimination Q: In your groups draw the mechanism for this reaction. Clue: There are three stages • The first stage (the addition stage of the reaction) involves a nucleophilic attack on the fairly positive carbon atom by one of the lone pairs on the oxygen of a water molecule. • The second stage (the elimination stage) happens in two steps. In the first, the carbonoxygen double bond reforms and a chloride ion is pushed off. • This is followed by removal of a hydrogen ion by the chloride ion to give ethanoic acid and hydrogen chloride Ease of hydrolysis Predict and explain the order of relative ease of hydrolysis of the following: • Acyl chlorides • Alkyl chlorides • Aryl chlorides You should include diagrams and equations where appropriate Order of ease of hydrolysis Easiest Acyl chlorides - highly d+ C atom - nucleophilic addition/elimination mechanism = lower EA Alkyl chlorides Aryl chlorides - molecular geometry prevents nucleophilic attack (no SN2 reaction) - Partial overlap of 3p lone pair on Cl with ring strengthens C-Cl bond Hardest Esters from Acyl Chlorides • If you add an acyl chloride to an alcohol, you get a vigorous (even violent) reaction at room temperature producing an ester and misty fumes of hydrogen chloride. • Add the liquid ethanoyl chloride to ethanol, you get a burst of hydrogen chloride produced together with the liquid ester ethyl ethanoate. Esters containing Benzene What are the UIPAC names of these two esters? Phenyl benzoate Phenyl ethanoate In your groups • What reactants are required to make phenyl ethanoate? • Write an equation to show this reaction: Benzoyl Chloride • Benzoyl chloride has the formula C6H5COCl. • How does the reactivity of benzoyl chloride compare to that of ethanoyl chloride? Explain. • The -COCl group is attached directly to a benzene ring. It is much less reactive than simple acyl chlorides like ethanoyl chloride. Phenyl benzoate Q:In your groups discuss how we could make phenyl benzoate. Clue: we need to make an intermediate compound because the benzoyl chloride is too unreactive. A: The phenol is first converted into the ionic compound sodium phenoxide (sodium phenate) by dissolving it in sodium hydroxide solution. The reaction looks like this: • The phenol is first converted into the ionic compound sodium phenoxide (sodium phenate) by dissolving it in sodium hydroxide solution. • The phenoxide ion reacts more rapidly with benzoyl chloride than the original phenol does. Acyl chlorides with ammonia • Ethanoyl chloride reacts violently with a cold concentrated solution of ammonia. • A white product is formed which is a mixture of two solid products Predict what the products will be and write an equation for this reaction. • The name of the major product is ethanamide • Unlike the reactions between ethanoyl chloride and water or ethanol, hydrogen chloride isn't produced – why not? Formation of ethanamide • In your groups draw out the mechanism for this reaction • Explain why 2 moles of ammonia are needed for this reaction • The first stage (the addition stage of the reaction) involves a nucleophilic attack on the fairly positive carbon atom by the lone pair on the nitrogen atom in the ammonia. • The second stage (the elimination stage) happens in two steps. In the first, the carbonoxygen double bond reforms and a chloride ion is pushed off. • That is followed by removal of a hydrogen ion from the nitrogen. This might happen in one of two ways: • It might be removed by a chloride ion, producing HCl (which would immediately react with excess ammonia to give ammonium chloride as above) . . . • And… • . . or it might be removed directly by an ammonia molecule • The ammonium ion, together with the chloride ion already there, makes up the ammonium chloride formed in the reaction. Q. What is the UIPAC name for this compound? A. Benzamide • In your groups discuss what reagents would be needed to make this compound Benzoyl chloride What is this called?