Questions and Answers
What is a chiral carbon?
Which of the following best describes enantiomers?
What is a racemic mixture?
Equal amounts of enantiomers
What defines a meso compound?
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What occurs during electrophilic addition?
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Describe the Bromination process.
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What is the physical state of trans-stilbene during bromination?
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What is the physical state of cis-stilbene during bromination?
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What is the procedure for brominating cis-stilbene?
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What terms are used to differentiate stereoisomers?
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Study Notes
Key Concepts in Bromination of Alkenes
- Chiral Carbons: A carbon atom that has four different substituents, leading to the possibility of stereoisomerism.
- Enantiomers: Stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other, arising from chiral centers.
- Racemic Mixture: A mixture that contains equal amounts of two enantiomers, resulting in no optical activity.
Stereochemical Aspects
- Meso Compound: A molecule that contains chiral centers but also has an internal plane of symmetry, making it achiral overall.
- Erythro and Threo: Terms used to differentiate stereoisomers based on their spatial arrangement, important in discussing stereochemistry.
Mechanism of Bromination
- Electrophilic Addition: A process where a pi bond is converted into two sigma bonds; involves the formation of a carbocation intermediate after an electrophile attacks the alkene.
- Bromination: Involves the generation of a bromonium ion when bromine reacts with an alkene; results in formation of trans vicinal dihalides through an anti-addition mechanism, yielding chiral carbons with R or S configurations.
Specific Reactions
- Trans-Stilbene Bromination: A solid state reaction, highlighting the difference in physical properties in comparison to its cis counterpart.
- Cis-Stilbene Bromination: Occurs in a liquid state, indicative of the differences in reactivity of cis and trans alkenes.
- Cinnamic Acid Bromination: Another application of bromination that showcases variations in products based on the starting structure.
Experimental Procedure
- General Steps: Combine cis stilbene with acetic acid and bromine in a round bottom flask, reflux, then cool, add water, vacuum filter, and wash the product. Repeat with trans stilbene for comparative analysis.
- Silver Nitrate Results: Typically used for identifying the presence of bromine in reaction mixtures.
Yield and Analysis
- Percent Yield of Cis and Trans: Measurements that evaluate the efficiency of the bromination reaction for both isomers.
- Postlab and Prelab: Sections that typically involve analysis and preparatory work for conducting the experiment, encompassing safety, theoretical background, and expected outcomes.
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