Title: Organic halides
1Organic halides
By
Dr/ Amani S. Awaad Professor of pharmacognosy,
King Saud University
2 Organic Halides
Source important 1-Rare in nature produced by
micro. Algi. (Ab. Th.) 2-used (herbicides,
detergent , insecticide) 3-intermediat for
synthesis.
Classes Names
According to hydrocarbon gp.
1-Alkyl halides( R-X)
2-Allylic halides
3-Vinylic halides
4-Benzylic halides
5-Aryl halides
31-Alkyl halides( R-X)
1?,2? 3?(no H attached)
CH3Cl CH3CH2CH2Br
CH3CHFCH3
Comm. Methyl Chloride n- propyl
bromide isopropyl fluoride IUPAC
Chloromethane 1-Bromo propane
2-fluoropropane Class 1?
1?
2?
Co. Cyclo hexyl iodide Methyl cyclopentyl
chloride t-Butyl romide IUPAC
idocyclohexane 1-Chloro-1-methylcyclopentane
2-bromo2-methylpropane Class 2?
3?
3?
43-Vinylic halides
2-Allylic halides
CC-C- X
CC-X
CH2CHBr
CH3CHCHCH2Cl Comm. Viynlyl
bromide Allyl
chloride IUPAC 3-Bromo-1-propene
1-Chloro-2-butene
3-Chlorocyclopentene 3-Bromocyclohexene
4-Benzylic halides
Ar-C-X ( halogen one carbon away from aromatic
ring)
Benzyl Chloride
Diphenyl methylbromide
55-Aryl halides
Ar-X (X directly attached to ? )
Chlorobenzene
p-Bromo toluene
Physical Properties
sol. In organic solvent (in sol. In H2O) BP. ?
with ? Mwt.( Straight chain ? branched) In
series of halides Bp. F ltCl ltBr ltI
6Preparation Of Halogen compounds
1Direct Halogenation of hydrocarbons
a) Halogenation of alkanes(alkyl halides)
eg,
b)Halogenation of alkenes (allyl halides)
c)Halogenation of benzene(benzyl halides)
7d) Halogenation of aromatic ring (aryl halides)
2Addition of HX to unsaturated hydrocarbons
a)To alkenes (alkyl halides)
3
eg.
3
b)To alkynes (Vinyl halides)
83 Conversion of alcohol (alkyl halides)
ZnCl2
ZnCl2
1? 2? need catalyst 3? without catalyst
ZnCl2
9 Reactions of organic halides
1 Nucleophilic substitution reaction
a) RX NaOH / H2O(or(KOH/H2O) ROH
(alc.)
b) RXKCN / NaCN R-CN
(nitrile)
10c) RX NaOR / alcohol( or KOR) ROR
(ether)
d) RX R/-CC-Na( liq.NH3) R/-CC-R
(alky.)
e) RX R'NH2/liq.NH3 RNHR'
(amine)
g) RX NaI R-I
112Elimination reactions
3Reaction of Gregnared reagent
R-X Mg R-X -Mg Ar-X
Mg Ar-X Mg
4Reduction of alkyl halides(by metal and acid)