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Me H Me CO2H
H CO2H HO2C Me H CO2H H Me
H H H H
CO2H CO2H CO2H CO2H
Me Me Me Me
Me
OH
Me
Me Me
HO HO
Et
OH Et
Et Et
Different Different
conformations configurations
Conformations of ethane
H H
H H 0
60
H C C
Wedge-and-dash C C H
H
structures H
H H
H
H
H
H H
600 H H
H H
Sawhorse H
projections
H H
H H
H HH
H H 600
Newman H
projections H H H H
H
H
Torsion or Dihedral angle
• The rotational barrier is (12 kJ/mol) small enough to allow the conformational isomers
to interconvert million of times per second
Conformations of butane
B D
A “synclinal” or “gauche”
B “anticlinal”
C “anti-periplanar” or “anti”
D “syn-periplanar” or “fully eclipsed
C “anti-periplanar” or “anti”
No torsional strain as the groups are staggered and CH 3 groups
are far apart
A “synclinal” or “gauche”
van der Waals forces between two CH3 groups are repulsive: the
electron clouds repel each other which accounts for 0.9
Kcal/mole more energy compared to anti conformer
• Calculations reveal that at room temperature ~72% of the molecules of
butane are in the “anti” conformation, 28% are in “gauche”
conformationB “anticlinal”
torsional strain and large van der waals repulsive forces
between the H and CH3 groups
H H
H
H
E2 C
E1
H Me
H MeMe
H
C
H
MeH H H
Me C
e
n
e
rg
y
H H +5.1
H Me
C
H H +3.6 Me G
Me A
+0.88
Ref = 0
H H
H Me Me H
staggered C C gauche
conformation Me H Me H conformation
H H
E = +0.88 kcal/mol
H H
H CH3
H H H H
H H
H H
CH3 H
H H
staggered gauche
conformation conformation
Butane in “Chair” Form
H H
H CH3
H H H H
H H
H H
CH3 H
H H
staggered gauche
conformation conformation
H H
H
1,3-diaxial
CH3 CH3 H
CH3
H H CH3
H H
H H
H H
H H
H
H H
H
gauche A 1,3-diaxial interaction is the same as a gauche
conformation conformation!!
H H H
H H H
H H H H
H H H
H
CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3
H H H
An equatorial substituent is more stable because it is in the staggered conformation.
staggered
conformation
Conformations and Conformers
Butane can exit in an infinite number of conformations (6 most important have
been considered), but has only 3 conformers (potential energy minima)-the two
“gauche”conformations and the “anti” conformations
Me Me Me
H Me
Anti-Anti
Gauche-Anti
Me Me
Me Me
H H
H H
Gauche-Gauche
double gauche pentane or "syn-pentane"
The Syn-Pentane Conformation
CH3 CH3
CH3 CH3
CH3
CH3
G = –5.5 kcal/mol
H3C
H3 C
2 gauche and 1 syn-pentane fully staggered
OH O
Me Bourgeanic acid
OH
Me Me Me
OH O
Me Bourgeanic acid
OH
Me Me Me
avoid syn-pentane!
3 600 49.50
4 900 19.50
5 1080 1.50
6 1200 -10.50
7 128.50 -190
8 1350 -25.50
* a measure of strain per C-atom
3 49.50
4 19.50
5 1.50
6 -10.50
7 -190
8 -25.50
Cyclopropane
• banana bonds
poor orbital overlap
H
H
H
H H
H
H H
to reduce torsional angle
Cyclobutane
Interplanar angle 35°
Cyclobutane
H
H
H H
H H H H
H H
H H H
H H
H
H H H H
Envelope Half-Chair
Two lowest energy conformations of cyclopentane (10 envelope and 10 half chair conformations)
differ by only 0.5 kcal/mol. They are in rapid conformational flux (pseudorotation) which causes the
molecule to appear to have a single out-of-plane atom "bulge" which rotates about the ring.
A single substituent strongly prefers the A carbonyl or methylene prefers the planar
equatorial position of the flap of the envelope position of the half-chair (barrier 1.15
(barrier ca. 3.4 kcal/mol, R = CH3). kcal/mol for cyclopentanone).
Me
Me
H H
1,2 Disubstitution prefers
trans for steric/torsional
reasons (alkyl groups) and 1,3 Disubstitution: Cis-1,3-dimethyl cyclopentane
dipole reasons (polar groups). only 0.5 kcal/mol more stable than trans.
Cyclohexane
HA
ring-flip
HA
HB
Chair conformation HB
flagpole hydrogens
1.8 A0
H H
H H
Boat conformation
HH H
H
Ha He Ha He
He He He Ha Ha Ha
He Ha
Ha He Ha
He Ring flipping or
Ha Ha He He
inversion
Interconversions of Cyclohexane
H
1-1.15
boat
(4.2-6.3)
Twist boat
chair chair
• The energy difference between the chair, boat, and twist conformation of
cyclohexane are low enough to make their separation impossible at r.t. At room
temperature approx. 1 million introversions occur each other second.
• More than 99% of the molecules are estimated to be in chair conformation at
any given time
Monosubstituted cyclohexane
X
X H X
H H The black bonds are synclinal
(gauche)
H H (only one pair shown)
H H
X
OH
Disfavoured
OH
H
t-butyl group H
a locking group
Twist boat
Write preferred conformation for
Me OH
i-Pr
Me
OH Me
OH
favoured
CH3 CH3
CH3
CH3
CH3 CH3
1 gauche-butane interaction 4 gauche-butane interaction
0.9 kcal/mol 4 x 0.9 kcal/mol = 3.6 kcal/mol
Difference in stability between 3.6 - 0.9 = 2.7 kcal/mol
the conformational isomers
Diastereomeric, chiral and therefore resolvable
CH3 CH3
CH3 CH3
CH3
CH3 H3C
CH3
This has 3 gauche-butane
interactions
Enontiomeric, chiral and not resolvable
H3C
CH3 CH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
It is a resolavable molecule
2-gauche-butane interaction = 1.8 kcal/mol
CH3 CH3
CH3
CH3
CH3 Diastereomers, achiral
CH3
H3C
CH3
CH3 Both have plane of symmetry, achiral
7
7
1 3
Transannular strain 1 3
between C3 & C7
1 7
3 3
Methyl position 1 2 3 4 5
7
(pseudoeqatorial)
G 1.8 2.8 >4.5 -0.3 6.1
(pseudoaxial) (kcal/mol)
1 3
Chair-Boat (BC)
Lowest-energy conformation
O
Carbonyl is positioned at C3 or C7 Olefin is positioned at C3-C4 or C6-C7
CO2H CO H O O O
2
HO2C
CO2H
OH H H
OH O O
HO
OH
Me
Me H 11
1 13
17
H H
10
O
14
7
4
H H
H
H H
rigid mobile
H
3
Gauche-butane interactions
H C1 C2
4 2 C1 C3
C4 C3
1
G°(est) = 3(0.88) = 2.64 kcal/mol
Can you estimate the energy difference between the two methyl-decalins shown below?
Me Me
H H
E2 eliminations have anti-periplanar transition states
Reaction is stereoselective
Br H3C C6H5
Only one proton for removal OH
C6H5
C6H5
(faster)
CH3 C6H5 H
H Ph Br
Br Br Ph
Ph CH3
CH3
H
Ph H H Ph
CH3
Ph H H
Br H3C C6H5
C6H5 OH
C6H5
(slower)
CH3 H C6H5
Br
H Ph Br Me
Br Me Ph
Ph
H
Me H Ph
Ph
Ph H
H H
Br C6H5 CO2H
C6H5 CO2H
C6H5 CO2H
C5H5N
H COC6H5 H
H COC6H5 COC6H5
Whereas Br
C6H5 H
HO2C C6H5
C5H5N
H COC6H5 H COC6H5
Br
H C6H5 H
C6 H5 C5H5N
H COC6H5
H COC6H5
CO2H
Problem: On treatment with the aromatic base pyridine, racemic 1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenyl ethane
loses HBr to yield trans-1-bromo-1,2-diphenyl ethane; In contrast the meso dibromide loses Br 2 to
yield trans-1,2-diphenyl ethene. Suggets a mechanism?
Hnit: Ph Br
Ph
Br
Ph H
Br H H H Ph Br2 loss is not favored
Ph
H Br H Br
Br
Ph
Racemic
H
Ph -HBr Ph
H Br
Ph
Br Ph
Ph Ph Br Br
PhH Ph
H Br Ph
Br H H -Br2
H Br Ph Ph
H Br
Ph Br
meso