Ch.18- Wittig & Baeyer Villager
Ch.19-Carboxylic Acids
Ch.20-Acyl Transfer Reactions
Ch.20- Acyl Transfer Reactions
Ch.20 & Ch.21 Acyl Transfer and Enols/Enolates
100

ketones/aldehydes substrates

mCPBA or peracids

BAEYER-VILLAGER OXIDATION

ketones/aldehydes ---> ester (can be cyclic)

100

Ester + H2O + cat. ACID

ESTER HYDROLYSIS 

R-COOH, R-OH

100

Acyl Chloride subst. 

Pyridine

Acyl Chloride--> Ester

(Base or Nucleophilic Catalysis)

100

Anhydrides

H2N-R/Et3N

Anhydrides ---> Amides

100

Amides

6M HCl / H2O, heat

or 

1) NaOH, H2O

2) H3O+ workup

Amides ---> COOH

200

PPh3=R1R2 + ketone or aldehyde

CIS ALKENE -- (PPh3-CH3), (PPh3-ketal), (PPh3-OCH3) - EDG

TRANS ALKENE -- (PPh3-CO2Me), (PPH3-NO2)

200

Aldehyde substrate

1) NaCN

2) aq. acid (HCl)

aldehydes--> OH where carbonyl oxygen was, CN (nitriles) where hydrogen was

200

Acyl chloride OR anhydride

1) NaOH/H2O

2) H3O+ workup

Acyl Chloride ---> Carboxylic Acid

Anhyride ---> 2 carboxylic acids


200

carboxylic acid substrate

DCC/R-NH2, R-NH

R-COOH --> Amides

200

1) LDA, THF, -78oC OR NaH, Et2O

2) Aldehyde

3) H3O+ workup

DIRECTED ALDOL

Aldehyde/ketone ---> ALDOL

1) LDA - kinetic (less subst)

2) NaH- thermodynamic (more subst)


300

R-COOH + R-OH, cat. ACID

FISCHER ESTERIFICATION

Product- ESTER

300

Acyl Chloride substrate

NaOCOCH3/DMF

(carboxylate)

Acid chloride ---> Anhydrides

300

Esters OR R-CN (Nitriles)

1) excess R-MgBr /// R-MgBr

2) H3O+ workup

Esters ---> 3o OH

R-CN (Nitriles) ---> Ketone

300

CO-OR 

NaOH/Br2

ACIDIC HALOGENATION

Ketone or aldehyde ---> 1x Bromination where alpha proton was

'' ---> 2x bromination

400

H2O, HCl/heat

OR 

1) NaOH, H2O, heat

2) H3O+ workup

NITRILES ---> COOH

400

Acyl Chloride substrate

2 equiv. NH3, R-NH2, R-NH

Acyl Chloride ---> 1o, 2o, 3o Amide

400

Ester substrates

H2SO4, H2O/heat

Esters ---> COOH

400

1) Br2, NaOH, H2O

2) H3O+ workup

methyl ketone ---> R-COOH (OH where CH3 was)

500

1alkyl/benzylic halide 

NaCN/DMF

HYDROLYSIS OF NITRILES

Sn2 Br ---> CN (Nitriles)

500

 Anhydride

HO-R/pyridine

Anhydride ---> ester

500

Ester substrates

NaOH, H2O/heat

SAPONIFICATION

ESTERS --> Carboxylates (RCOO-)

500

NaOH/H2O

vs

NaOH/H2O/heat

ALDOL ADDITION

2x aldehyde ---> aldehyde + alcohol

'' ---> aldehyde + alkene (E1cb)