CHAPTER 5 STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION OF ALKENES ELIMINATION REACTIONS lkenes are hydrocarbons that contain a carbon-carbon double bond. A car bon-carbon double bond is both an important structural unit and an important functional group in organic chemistry. The shape of an organic molecule is infl enced by the presence of this bond, and the double bond is the site of most of the chem- ical reactions that alkenes undergo Some representative alkenes include isobutylene(an industrial chemical), a-pinene(a fragrant liquid obtained from pine trees), and farnese (a naturally occurring alkene with three double bonds). CH3 CH3)2C=CH, Isobutylene Farnesene (used in the production (a major constituent (present in the waxy coating of synthetic rubber) turpentine) found on apple skins) his chapter is the first of two dealing with alkenes; it describes their structure, bonding, and preparation. Chapter 6 discusses their chemical reaction 5.1 ALKENE NOMENCLATURE We give alkenes IUPAC names by replacing the -ane ending of the corresponding alkane with -ene. The two simplest alkenes are ethene and propene. Both are also well known y their common names ethylene and propylene 167 Back Forward Main MenuToc Study Guide ToC Student o MHHE Website
167 CHAPTER 5 STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION OF ALKENES: ELIMINATION REACTIONS Alkenes are hydrocarbons that contain a carbon–carbon double bond. A carbon–carbon double bond is both an important structural unit and an important functional group in organic chemistry. The shape of an organic molecule is influenced by the presence of this bond, and the double bond is the site of most of the chemical reactions that alkenes undergo. Some representative alkenes include isobutylene (an industrial chemical), -pinene (a fragrant liquid obtained from pine trees), and farnesene (a naturally occurring alkene with three double bonds). This chapter is the first of two dealing with alkenes; it describes their structure, bonding, and preparation. Chapter 6 discusses their chemical reactions. 5.1 ALKENE NOMENCLATURE We give alkenes IUPAC names by replacing the -ane ending of the corresponding alkane with -ene. The two simplest alkenes are ethene and propene. Both are also well known by their common names ethylene and propylene. Isobutylene (used in the production of synthetic rubber) (CH3)2C CH2 -Pinene (a major constituent of turpentine) CH3 H CH3 CH3 Farnesene (present in the waxy coating found on apple skins) Back Forward Main Menu TOC Study Guide TOC Student OLC MHHE Website
CHAPTER FIVE Structure and Preparation of Alkenes: Elimination Reactions CH-CH CH3 CH=CH2 IUPAC ethene IUPAC name: propene Ethylene is an acceptable synonym for ethene in the IUPAC system. Propylene, isobuty lene, and other common names ending in -ylene are not acceptable IUPAC names thylene was known to chemists in the eigh- Ethylene is the cornerstone of the world's mam- teenth century and isolated in pure form in moth petrochemical industry and is produced in vast 1795. An early name for ethylene was gaz olefi. quantities. In a typical year the amount of ethylene ant(French for oil-forming gas"), a term suggested produced in the United States(5X"lb)exceeds to describe the fact that an oily liquid product is the combined weight of all of its people. In one formed when two gases--ethylene and chlorine -re- process, ethane from natural gas is heated to bring act with each other bout its dissociation into ethylene and hydrogen CHaCH CH2=CH2 H2 Chlorine 1. 2-Dichloroethane Ethane (bp:83° Ethylene Hydrogen This reaction is known as dehydrogenation and is si- The term gaz olefiant was the forerunner of the gen- multaneously both a source of ethylene and one of eral term olefin, formerly used as the name of the the methods by which hydrogen is prepared on an in- class of compounds we now call alkenes dustrial scale. Most of the hydrogen so generated is Ethylene occurs naturally in small amounts as a subsequently used to reduce nitrogen to ammonia plant hormone. Hormones are substances that act as for the preparation of fertilizer. messengers and play regulatory roles in biological processes. Ethylene is involved in the ripening of Similarly, dehydrogenation of propane gives many fruits, in which it is formed in a complex series propene of steps from a compound containing a cyclopropane CH3CH2 CH3-CH3 CH=CH2+ H rIng -CH2-CH2+ other products Propene is the second most important petrochemical and is produced on a scale about half that of ethylene cyclopropane- Almost any hydrocarbon can serve as a starting material for production of ethylene and propene. Cracking of petroleum(Section 2. 13)gives ethylene Even minute amounts of ethylene can stimulate and propene by processes involving cleavage of ripening, and the rate of ripening increases with the carbon-carbon bonds of higher molecular weight concentration of ethylene This property is used to hydrocarbons advantage, for example, in the marketing of ba- The major uses of ethylene and propene are as green by being stored with adequate ventilation to ene and polypropylene plastics, fibers, and films. mit the amount of ethylene present, and then in- These and other applications will be described in duced to ripen at their destination by passing ethyl- Chapter 6. ene over the fruit.* "For a review, see"Ethylene--An Unusual Plant Hormone"in the April 1992 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education (pp. 315-318). Back Forward Main MenuToc Study Guide ToC Student o MHHE Website
168 CHAPTER FIVE Structure and Preparation of Alkenes: Elimination Reactions Ethylene is an acceptable synonym for ethene in the IUPAC system. Propylene, isobutylene, and other common names ending in -ylene are not acceptable IUPAC names. CH2œCH2 IUPAC name: ethene Common name: ethylene CH3CHœCH2 IUPAC name: propene Common name: propylene ETHYLENE Ethylene was known to chemists in the eighteenth century and isolated in pure form in 1795. An early name for ethylene was gaz oléfi- ant (French for “oil-forming gas”), a term suggested to describe the fact that an oily liquid product is formed when two gases—ethylene and chlorine—react with each other. The term gaz oléfiant was the forerunner of the general term olefin, formerly used as the name of the class of compounds we now call alkenes. Ethylene occurs naturally in small amounts as a plant hormone. Hormones are substances that act as messengers and play regulatory roles in biological processes. Ethylene is involved in the ripening of many fruits, in which it is formed in a complex series of steps from a compound containing a cyclopropane ring: Even minute amounts of ethylene can stimulate ripening, and the rate of ripening increases with the concentration of ethylene. This property is used to advantage, for example, in the marketing of bananas. Bananas are picked green in the tropics, kept green by being stored with adequate ventilation to limit the amount of ethylene present, and then induced to ripen at their destination by passing ethylene over the fruit.* several NH3 steps CO2 1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid CH2 CH2 Ethylene other products CH2œCH2 Ethylene (bp: 104°C) Cl2 Chlorine (bp: 34°C) ClCH2CH2Cl 1,2-Dichloroethane (bp: 83°C) Ethylene is the cornerstone of the world’s mammoth petrochemical industry and is produced in vast quantities. In a typical year the amount of ethylene produced in the United States (5 1010lb) exceeds the combined weight of all of its people. In one process, ethane from natural gas is heated to bring about its dissociation into ethylene and hydrogen: This reaction is known as dehydrogenation and is simultaneously both a source of ethylene and one of the methods by which hydrogen is prepared on an industrial scale. Most of the hydrogen so generated is subsequently used to reduce nitrogen to ammonia for the preparation of fertilizer. Similarly, dehydrogenation of propane gives propene: Propene is the second most important petrochemical and is produced on a scale about half that of ethylene. Almost any hydrocarbon can serve as a starting material for production of ethylene and propene. Cracking of petroleum (Section 2.13) gives ethylene and propene by processes involving cleavage of carbon–carbon bonds of higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. The major uses of ethylene and propene are as starting materials for the preparation of polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, fibers, and films. These and other applications will be described in Chapter 6. CH3CH2CH3 Propane H2 Hydrogen CH3CHœCH2 Propene 750°C CH3CH3 Ethane H2 Hydrogen CH2œCH2 Ethylene 750°C *For a review, see “Ethylene—An Unusual Plant Hormone” in the April 1992 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education (pp. 315–318). Back Forward Main Menu TOC Study Guide TOC Student OLC MHHE Website
The longest continuous chain that includes the double bond forms the base name of the alkene, and the chain is numbered in the direction that gives the doubly bonded carbons their lower numbers. The locant(or numerical position) of only one of the dou bly bonded carbons is specified in the name; it is understood that the other doubly bonded carbon must follow in sequence CH2=CHCH,CH3 CH3 CH, CH, CH=CHCH3 1-Butene 2-Hexene not 1. 2-butene) (not 4-hexene) determining the main carbon chain and the direction in which it is numbered sen Carbon-carbon double bonds take precedence over alkyl groups and halogens in CH3CHCH=CH, BrCH,CH,CH, CHCH,CH,CH CH3 CH=CH 6-Bromo-3-propyl-1-hexene longest chain that contains double bond is six carbons) Hydroxyl groups, however, outrank the double bond. Compounds that contain both a double bond and a hydroxyl group use the combined suffix -en+ -ol to signify that both functional groups are present 1-ol HOCH CH,CH CHa (not 2-methyl-2-hexen-6-o1) PROBLEM 5.1 Name each of the following using IUPAC nomenclature (a)(CH3)2C-C(CH3)2 d)CH2=CHCH2 CHCH3 (b)(CH3)3CCH=CH2 e) CH2=CHCH, CHCH SAMPLE SOLUTION (a) The longest continuous chain in this alkene contains four carbon atoms the double bond is between c-2 and c-3, and so it is named as a derivative of 2-butene C CH 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene Identifying the alkene as a derivative of 2-butene leaves two methyl groups to be accounted for as sub ttached to the main chain this alkene is 23 dimethyl-2-butene (It is so es called tetramethylethylene but that is a com- mon name not an IUPAc We noted in Section 2.10 that the common names of certain frequently encoun- tem. Three alkenyl groups--vinyl, allyl, and isopropenyl-are treated the same at tered alky! groups, such as isopropyl and tert-butyl, are acceptable in the IUPAC sy Back Forward Main MenuToc Study Guide ToC Student o MHHE Website
The longest continuous chain that includes the double bond forms the base name of the alkene, and the chain is numbered in the direction that gives the doubly bonded carbons their lower numbers. The locant (or numerical position) of only one of the doubly bonded carbons is specified in the name; it is understood that the other doubly bonded carbon must follow in sequence. Carbon–carbon double bonds take precedence over alkyl groups and halogens in determining the main carbon chain and the direction in which it is numbered. Hydroxyl groups, however, outrank the double bond. Compounds that contain both a double bond and a hydroxyl group use the combined suffix -en -ol to signify that both functional groups are present. PROBLEM 5.1 Name each of the following using IUPAC nomenclature: (a) (CH3)2CœC(CH3)2 (d) (b) (CH3)3CCHœCH2 (e) (c) (CH3)2CœCHCH2CH2CH3 SAMPLE SOLUTION (a) The longest continuous chain in this alkene contains four carbon atoms. The double bond is between C-2 and C-3, and so it is named as a derivative of 2-butene. Identifying the alkene as a derivative of 2-butene leaves two methyl groups to be accounted for as substituents attached to the main chain. This alkene is 2,3- dimethyl-2-butene. (It is sometimes called tetramethylethylene, but that is a common name, not an IUPAC name.) We noted in Section 2.10 that the common names of certain frequently encountered alkyl groups, such as isopropyl and tert-butyl, are acceptable in the IUPAC system. Three alkenyl groups—vinyl, allyl, and isopropenyl—are treated the same way. C CH3 CH3 H3C H3C 1 2 3 4 C 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene CH2œCHCH2CHCH3 W OH CH2œCHCH2CHCH3 W Cl C CH3 HOCH2CH2CH2 CH3 H 123 4 5 6 C 5-Methyl-4-hexen-1-ol (not 2-methyl-2-hexen-6-ol) 4 32 1 CH3CHCHœCH2 W CH3 3-Methyl-1-butene (not 2-methyl-3-butene) 6543 2 1 W CHœCH2 BrCH2CH2CH2CHCH2CH2CH3 6-Bromo-3-propyl-1-hexene (longest chain that contains double bond is six carbons) 1 23 4 CH2œCHCH2CH3 1-Butene (not 1,2-butene) 6 5 4 3 21 CH3CH2CH2CHœCHCH3 2-Hexene (not 4-hexene) 5.1 Alkene Nomenclature 169 Back Forward Main Menu TOC Study Guide TOC Student OLC MHHE Website
CHAPTER FIVE Structure and Preparation of Alkenes: Elimination Reactions CH=CH— as in CH,=CHCl ion of poly(vinyl CH,=CHCH,- as in CH,-CHCH,OH hloride). Poly(vinyl chlo- Allyl Allyl alcohol de), often called simpl CH,=C—asin CH=CCI including siding for house all coverings, and PvC pip Isopropenyl chloride When a CH2 group is doubly bonded to a ring, the prefix methylene is added to the name of the ring. Cycloalkenes and their derivatives are named by adapting cycloalkane terminal gy to the principles of alkene nomenclature CH 1-Methvleyclohexene 3-chlorocvclohe (not l-chloro-2-cycloheptene No locants are needed in the absence of substituents: it is understood that the double bond connects C-I and C-2 Substituted cycloalkenes are numbered beginning with the double bond, proceeding through it, and continuing in sequence around the ring. The direction of numbering is chosen so as to give the lower of two possible locants to the substituent PROBLEM 5.2 Write structural formulas or build molecular models and give the UPAC names of all the monochloro-substituted derivatives of cyclopentene 5.2 STRUCTURE AND BONDING IN ALKENES The structure of ethylene and the orbital hybridization model for the double bond were presented in Section 1. 17. To review, Figure 5. 1 depicts the planar structure of ethylene, its bond distances, and its bond angles. Each of the carbon atoms is sp-hybridized, and the double bond possesses a o component and a T component. The o component results when an sp- orbital of one carbon, oriented so that its axis lies along the internuclear axis, overlaps with a similarly disposed sp- orbital of the other carbon. Each sp- orbital contains one electron, and the resulting g bond contains two of the four electrons of the double bond. The T bond contributes the other two electrons and is formed by a"side- y-side"overlap of singly occupied p orbitals of the two carbons Back Forward Main MenuToc Study Guide ToC Student o MHHE Website
When a CH2 group is doubly bonded to a ring, the prefix methylene is added to the name of the ring. Cycloalkenes and their derivatives are named by adapting cycloalkane terminology to the principles of alkene nomenclature. No locants are needed in the absence of substituents; it is understood that the double bond connects C-1 and C-2. Substituted cycloalkenes are numbered beginning with the double bond, proceeding through it, and continuing in sequence around the ring. The direction of numbering is chosen so as to give the lower of two possible locants to the substituent. PROBLEM 5.2 Write structural formulas or build molecular models and give the IUPAC names of all the monochloro-substituted derivatives of cyclopentene. 5.2 STRUCTURE AND BONDING IN ALKENES The structure of ethylene and the orbital hybridization model for the double bond were presented in Section 1.17. To review, Figure 5.1 depicts the planar structure of ethylene, its bond distances, and its bond angles. Each of the carbon atoms is sp2 -hybridized, and the double bond possesses a component and a component. The component results when an sp2 orbital of one carbon, oriented so that its axis lies along the internuclear axis, overlaps with a similarly disposed sp2 orbital of the other carbon. Each sp2 orbital contains one electron, and the resulting bond contains two of the four electrons of the double bond. The bond contributes the other two electrons and is formed by a “sideby-side” overlap of singly occupied p orbitals of the two carbons. Cyclopentene Cl 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 3-Chlorocycloheptene (not 1-chloro-2-cycloheptene) 1 CH3 2 3 4 5 6 1-Methylcyclohexene Methylenecyclohexane CH2 CH2œCH± Vinyl as in CH2œCHCl Vinyl chloride CH2œCHCH2± Allyl as in CH2œCHCH2OH Allyl alcohol CH2œC± as in W CH3 Isopropenyl W CH3 CH2œCCl Isopropenyl chloride 170 CHAPTER FIVE Structure and Preparation of Alkenes: Elimination Reactions Vinyl chloride is an industrial chemical produced in large amounts (1010 lb/year in the United States) and is used in the preparation of poly(vinyl chloride). Poly(vinyl chloride), often called simply vinyl, has many applications, including siding for houses, wall coverings, and PVC piping. Back Forward Main Menu TOC Study Guide TOC Student OLC MHHE Website
5.2 Structure and Bonding in Alkenes IGURE 5.1(a)The 117.2° framework of o bonds in eth √134 six atoms are coplanar. The arbon -carbon bond is a double bond made up of the 110 pm T component illustrated in b (b) The p orbitals of two hybridized carbons overlap to produce a t bond. An electron pair in the t bond is shared by the two carbons The double bond in ethylene is stronger than the C-C single bond in ethane, but The simplest arithmetic ap. it is not twice as strong. The C=C bond energy is 605 kJ/mol (144.5 kcal/mol) in eth- proach subtracts the C-c ylene versus 368 kJ/mol(88 kcal/mol)for the C-C bond in ethane Chemists do not bond energy of ethane (368 agree on exactly how to apportion the total C-C bond energy between its o and T com- C-c bond energy of ethyl ponents, but all agree that the T bond is weaker than the o bond There are two different types of carbon-carbon bonds in propene, CH3 CH=CH2. kcal/mol). This gives a value The double bond is of the o+ type, and the bond to the methyl group is a o bond of/mol (56 5 kcal/mol) formed by sp'-sp- overlap H sp hybridized carbon H C=C C-C bond length= 150 pm C=C bond length= 134 pm H H PROBLEM 5.3 We can use bond-line formulas to represent alkenes in much the same way that we use them to represent alkanes. Consider the following alkene (a) what is the molecular formula of this alkene? (b)What is its IUPAC name (c)How many carbon atoms are sp-hybridized in this alkene? How many are sp hyb (d)How many o bonds are of the sp2-sp' type? How many are of the sp -sp3 type? SAMPLE SOLUTION (a) Recall when writing bond-line formulas for hydrocar bons that a carbon occurs at each end and at each bend in a carbon chain the appropriate number of hydrogens are attached so that each carbon has four bonds. thus the compound shown is CH3 CH=C(CH, CH3)2 Back Forward Main MenuToc Study Guide ToC Student o MHHE Website
The double bond in ethylene is stronger than the C±C single bond in ethane, but it is not twice as strong. The CœC bond energy is 605 kJ/mol (144.5 kcal/mol) in ethylene versus 368 kJ/mol (88 kcal/mol) for the C±C bond in ethane. Chemists do not agree on exactly how to apportion the total CœC bond energy between its and components, but all agree that the bond is weaker than the bond. There are two different types of carbon–carbon bonds in propene, CH3CHœCH2. The double bond is of the type, and the bond to the methyl group is a bond formed by sp3 –sp2 overlap. PROBLEM 5.3 We can use bond-line formulas to represent alkenes in much the same way that we use them to represent alkanes. Consider the following alkene: (a) What is the molecular formula of this alkene? (b) What is its IUPAC name? (c) How many carbon atoms are sp2 -hybridized in this alkene? How many are sp3 - hybridized? (d) How many bonds are of the sp2 –sp3 type? How many are of the sp3 –sp3 type? SAMPLE SOLUTION (a) Recall when writing bond-line formulas for hydrocarbons that a carbon occurs at each end and at each bend in a carbon chain. The appropriate number of hydrogens are attached so that each carbon has four bonds. Thus the compound shown is CH3CH2CHœC(CH2CH3)2 H H H C H H H C±C bond length 150 pm CœC bond length 134 pm sp3 hybridized carbon C C sp2 hybridized carbon 5.2 Structure and Bonding in Alkenes 171 FIGURE 5.1 (a) The framework of bonds in ethylene showing bond distances in picometers and bond angles in degrees. All six atoms are coplanar. The carbon–carbon bond is a double bond made up of the component shown and the component illustrated in b. (b) The p orbitals of two sp2 hybridized carbons overlap to produce a bond. An electron pair in the bond is shared by the two carbons. The simplest arithmetic approach subtracts the C±C bond energy of ethane (368 kJ/mol; 88 kcal/mol) from the CœC bond energy of ethylene (605 kJ/mol; 144.5 kcal/mol). This gives a value of 237 kJ/mol (56.5 kcal/mol) for the bond energy. 117.2 134 pm 110 pm 121.4 (a) (b) Back Forward Main Menu TOC Study Guide TOC Student OLC MHHE Website